Colour
#48292A
- #48292A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#48292A is a red with RGB values 72, 41, 42 and HSL 358°, 27%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#48292A#48292A
HEX#48292A
RGBrgb(72, 41, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1608, 0.1647
RGB percentages28.2%, 16.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(358.1, 27.4%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.1, 43.1%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 43.1%, 41.7%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,729,130
CSS custom property--colour: #48292A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.91:1
Contrast with white12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B7D6D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#294847
Analogous#48293A, #483729
Triadic#2A4829, #292A48
Split complementary#294837, #293A48
Tetradic#394829, #294847, #372948
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G41
B42
Red72 (28.2%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue358.06°
Saturation (HSL)27.43%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 29 · B 2A
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