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Recognised as Colour

#48262E

  • #48262E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#48262E is a red with RGB values 72, 38, 46 and HSL 346°, 31%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#48262E#48262E
HEX#48262E
RGBrgb(72, 38, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.149, 0.1804
RGB percentages28.2%, 14.9%, 18%
HSLhsl(345.9, 30.9%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 47.2%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 47.2%, 36.1%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,728,366
CSS custom property--colour: #48262E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#B7D9D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2C2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#34322Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#4D2329no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.3Dim grey · ΔE 30Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.5Gray · ΔE 37.9Slate grey · ΔE 40.1Light slate grey · ΔE 42.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#264840
Analogous#48263F, #482F26
Triadic#2E4826, #262E48
Split complementary#26482F, #263F48
Tetradic#3F4826, #264840, #2F2648

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB7F8D
Lighter +30%#AA5D6F
Lighter +20%#8B4959
Lighter +10%#693843
Darker −10%#271419
Darker −20%#050303
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#561827
Less saturated −25%#3A3435

Channel breakdown

R72
G38
B46
Red72 (28.2%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue345.88°
Saturation (HSL)30.91%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 26 · B 2E

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