Recognised as Colour

#490B22

#490B22
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#490B22 is a red with RGB values 73, 11, 34 and HSL 338°, 74%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#490B22

RGBrgb(73, 11, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.0431, 0.1333

RGB percentages28.6%, 4.3%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(337.7, 73.8%, 16.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.7, 84.9%, 28.6%)

CMYK0%, 84.9%, 53.4%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,786,978

CSS custom property--colour: #490B22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness42.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.51:1

Contrast with white15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A

Inverted#B6F4DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1C23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2821no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Tritanopia#500115no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 33.6 Brown · ΔE 41.4 Maroon · ΔE 41.5 Dim grey · ΔE 42.9 Sienna · ΔE 44.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 33.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0B4932

Analogous#490B41, #49130B

Triadic#22490B, #0B2249

Split complementary#0B4913, #0B4149

Tetradic#41490B, #0B4932, #130B49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E23E7B

Lighter +30%#CE1F60

Lighter +20%#A2184B

Lighter +10%#751237

Darker −10%#1D040D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#53001F

Less saturated −25%#3E1525

Channel breakdown

R73

G11

B34

Red73 (28.6%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue337.74°

Saturation (HSL)73.81%

Lightness16.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 49 · G 0B · B 22

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Colour values

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