Recognised as Colour
#48312D
- #48312D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#48312D is a red with RGB values 72, 49, 45 and HSL 9°, 23%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#48312D#48312D
HEX#48312D
RGBrgb(72, 49, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.2824, 0.1922, 0.1765
RGB percentages28.2%, 19.2%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(8.9, 23.1%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(8.9, 37.5%, 28.2%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 37.5%, 71.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,731,181
CSS custom property--colour: #48312D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.98:1
Contrast with white11.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#B7CED2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D4448
Analogous#482D36, #483F2D
Triadic#2D4831, #312D48
Split complementary#2D483F, #2D3648
Tetradic#36482D, #2D4448, #3F2D48
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R72
G49
B45
Red72 (28.2%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue8.89°
Saturation (HSL)23.08%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 48 · G 31 · B 2D
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