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Recognised as Colour

#49272C

  • #49272C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#49272C is a red with RGB values 73, 39, 44 and HSL 351°, 30%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#49272C#49272C
HEX#49272C
RGBrgb(73, 39, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1529, 0.1725
RGB percentages28.6%, 15.3%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(351.2, 30.4%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 46.6%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 46.6%, 39.7%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,794,156
CSS custom property--colour: #49272C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03049WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.04:1
Contrast with white13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#B6D8D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2D2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#35332Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4F2429no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 29.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.3Gray · ΔE 37.5Slate grey · ΔE 40.2Sienna · ΔE 41.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#274944
Analogous#49273D, #493327
Triadic#2C4927, #272C49
Split complementary#274933, #273D49
Tetradic#3D4927, #274944, #332749

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB8189
Lighter +30%#AA5F6A
Lighter +20%#8B4B54
Lighter +10%#6A3940
Darker −10%#281518
Darker −20%#070304
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#571922
Less saturated −25%#3B3536

Channel breakdown

R73
G39
B44
Red73 (28.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue351.18°
Saturation (HSL)30.36%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 27 · B 2C

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