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Recognised as Colour

#492D36

  • #492D36
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#492D36 is a red with RGB values 73, 45, 54 and HSL 341°, 24%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#492D36#492D36
HEX#492D36
RGBrgb(73, 45, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.1765, 0.2118
RGB percentages28.6%, 17.6%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(340.7, 23.7%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(340.7, 38.4%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 38.4%, 26%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,795,702
CSS custom property--colour: #492D36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.27:1
Contrast with white12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#B6D2C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#313236no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#373735no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#4D2B30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.4Dim grey · ΔE 26.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9Gray · ΔE 34.6Slate grey · ΔE 36.3Light slate grey · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D4940
Analogous#492D44, #49322D
Triadic#36492D, #2D3649
Split complementary#2D4932, #2D4449
Tetradic#44492D, #2D4940, #322D49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B78B99
Lighter +30%#A46B7D
Lighter +20%#885465
Lighter +10%#69404D
Darker −10%#291A1F
Darker −20%#0A0607
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#581E31
Less saturated −25%#3B3B3B

Channel breakdown

R73
G45
B54
Red73 (28.6%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue340.71°
Saturation (HSL)23.73%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 2D · B 36

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