Recognised as Colour
#482C34
- #482C34
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#482C34 is a red with RGB values 72, 44, 52 and HSL 343°, 24%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#482C34#482C34
HEX#482C34
RGBrgb(72, 44, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1725, 0.2039
RGB percentages28.2%, 17.3%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(342.9, 24.1%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 38.9%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 38.9%, 27.8%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,729,908
CSS custom property--colour: #482C34;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#B7D3CB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2C4840
Analogous#482C42, #48322C
Triadic#34482C, #2C3448
Split complementary#2C4832, #2C4248
Tetradic#42482C, #2C4840, #322C48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G44
B52
Red72 (28.2%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue342.86°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 2C · B 34
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