Colour

#48281E

#48281E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#48281E is a red with RGB values 72, 40, 30 and HSL 14°, 41%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#48281E#48281E

HEX#48281E

RGBrgb(72, 40, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1569, 0.1176

RGB percentages28.2%, 15.7%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(14.3, 41.2%, 20%)

HSV / HSBhsv(14.3, 58.3%, 28.2%)

CMYK0%, 44.4%, 58.3%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,728,862

CSS custom property--colour: #48281E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.14:1

Contrast with white13.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#B7D7E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#302C1Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#38331Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#4F2325no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.5 Dim grey · ΔE 30.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 32.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.4 Sienna · ΔE 36.4 Gray · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1E3E48

Analogous#481E29, #483D1E

Triadic#1E4828, #281E48

Split complementary#1E483D, #1E2948

Tetradic#29481E, #1E3E48, #3D1E48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C3836F

Lighter +30%#B4644B

Lighter +20%#90503C

Lighter +10%#6C3C2D

Darker −10%#24140F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#552111

Less saturated −25%#3B2F2B

Channel breakdown

R72

G40

B30

Red72 (28.2%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue14.29°

Saturation (HSL)41.18%

Lightness20%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 48 · G 28 · B 1E

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