Colour

#49242C

#49242C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#49242C is a red with RGB values 73, 36, 44 and HSL 347°, 34%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#49242C#49242C

HEX#49242C

RGBrgb(73, 36, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1412, 0.1725

RGB percentages28.6%, 14.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(347, 33.9%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347, 50.7%, 28.6%)

CMYK0%, 50.7%, 39.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,793,388

CSS custom property--colour: #49242C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.36:1

Contrast with white13.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#B6DBD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A2B2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#34322Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4F2127no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.1 Gray · ΔE 38.9 Slate grey · ΔE 41.4 Sienna · ΔE 42.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#244941

Analogous#49243E, #492F24

Triadic#2C4924, #242C49

Split complementary#24492F, #243E49

Tetradic#3F4924, #244941, #2F2449

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BE7B8A

Lighter +30%#AD596B

Lighter +20%#8D4655

Lighter +10%#6B3541

Darker −10%#271317

Darker −20%#050203

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#571624

Less saturated −25%#3B3234

Channel breakdown

R73

G36

B44

Red73 (28.6%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue347.03°

Saturation (HSL)33.94%

Lightness21.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 49 · G 24 · B 2C

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