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Recognised as Colour

#482A22

  • #482A22
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#482A22 is a red with RGB values 72, 42, 34 and HSL 13°, 36%, 21%. 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

#482A22#482A22
HEX#482A22
RGBrgb(72, 42, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1647, 0.1333
RGB percentages28.2%, 16.5%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(12.6, 35.8%, 20.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.6, 52.8%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 41.7%, 52.8%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,729,378
CSS custom property--colour: #482A22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.88:1
Contrast with white12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#B7D5DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#312E21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#383422no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4E2528no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 29.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.6Saddle brown · ΔE 36.9Gray · ΔE 37.1Sienna · ΔE 37.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#224048
Analogous#48222D, #483D22
Triadic#22482A, #2A2248
Split complementary#22483D, #222D48
Tetradic#2D4822, #224048, #3D2248

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF8677
Lighter +30%#AE6755
Lighter +20%#8D5243
Lighter +10%#6B3E32
Darker −10%#251612
Darker −20%#030201
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#552215
Less saturated −25%#3B322F

Channel breakdown

R72
G42
B34
Red72 (28.2%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue12.63°
Saturation (HSL)35.85%
Lightness20.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 2A · B 22

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