Recognised as Colour

#49211B

#49211B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#49211B is a red with RGB values 73, 33, 27 and HSL 8°, 46%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#49211B

RGBrgb(73, 33, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1294, 0.1059

RGB percentages28.6%, 12.9%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(7.8, 46%, 19.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(7.8, 63%, 28.6%)

CMYK0%, 54.8%, 63%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,792,603

CSS custom property--colour: #49211B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02583WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.85:1

Contrast with white13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#B6DEE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B271Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#35301Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#501A20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.9 Dim grey · ΔE 34.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 35 Sienna · ΔE 35.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Maroon · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B4349

Analogous#491B2C, #49381B

Triadic#1B4921, #211B49

Split complementary#1B4938, #1B2C49

Tetradic#2C491B, #1B4349, #381B49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C77569

Lighter +30%#B95344

Lighter +20%#934337

Lighter +10%#6E3229

Darker −10%#24100D

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#56180F

Less saturated −25%#3D2A28

Channel breakdown

R73

G33

B27

Red73 (28.6%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue7.83°

Saturation (HSL)46%

Lightness19.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 49 · G 21 · B 1B

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