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Recognised as Colour

#49373B

  • #49373B
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#49373B is a red with RGB values 73, 55, 59 and HSL 347°, 14%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#49373B#49373B
HEX#49373B
RGBrgb(73, 55, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.2863, 0.2157, 0.2314
RGB percentages28.6%, 21.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(346.7, 14.1%, 25.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 24.7%, 28.6%)
CMYK0%, 24.7%, 19.2%, 71.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,798,267
CSS custom property--colour: #49373B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.09:1
Contrast with white11.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#B6C8C4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#393A3Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D3D3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#4C3638no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8Black · ΔE 26.6Gray · ΔE 29.8Slate grey · ΔE 31.8Light slate grey · ΔE 34.7
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#374945
Analogous#493744, #493C37
Triadic#3B4937, #373B49
Split complementary#37493C, #374449
Tetradic#444937, #374945, #3C3749

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3999F
Lighter +30%#9D7C84
Lighter +20%#83636A
Lighter +10%#664D53
Darker −10%#2C2123
Darker −20%#0F0B0C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#592732
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R73
G55
B59
Red73 (28.6%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue346.67°
Saturation (HSL)14.06%
Lightness25.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 49 · G 37 · B 3B

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