Recognised as Colour

#4A0006

#4A0006
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4A0006 is a red with RGB values 74, 0, 6 and HSL 355°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

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HEX#4A0006

RGBrgb(74, 0, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0, 0.0235

RGB percentages29%, 0%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(355.1, 100%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.1, 100%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 91.9%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,849,670

CSS custom property--colour: #4A0006;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.23:1

Contrast with white16.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#B5FFF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1605no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2C2603no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Tritanopia#530003no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 29 Brown · ΔE 33 Dark red · ΔE 34 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.3 Sienna · ΔE 36.7 Black · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 28.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#004A44

Analogous#4A002B, #4A1F00

Triadic#064A00, #00064A

Split complementary#004A1F, #002B4A

Tetradic#2B4A00, #004A44, #1F004A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF172A

Lighter +30%#E30012

Lighter +20%#B0000E

Lighter +10%#7D000A

Darker −10%#170002

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A0006

Less saturated −25%#41090E

Channel breakdown

R74

Red74 (29%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue355.14°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 00 · B 06

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