Recognised as Colour

#4A0008

#4A0008
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4A0008 is a red with RGB values 74, 0, 8 and HSL 354°, 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#4A0008

RGBrgb(74, 0, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0, 0.0314

RGB percentages29%, 0%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(353.5, 100%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 100%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 89.2%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,849,672

CSS custom property--colour: #4A0008;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.22:1

Contrast with white16.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#B5FFF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#191608no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2605no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Tritanopia#530003no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text16.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 29.5 Brown · ΔE 33.3 Dark red · ΔE 34.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.8 Sienna · ΔE 37.1 Black · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 29.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#004A42

Analogous#4A002D, #4A1D00

Triadic#084A00, #00084A

Split complementary#004A1D, #002D4A

Tetradic#2D4A00, #004A42, #1D004A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF1730

Lighter +30%#E30019

Lighter +20%#B00013

Lighter +10%#7D000E

Darker −10%#170002

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A0008

Less saturated −25%#41090F

Channel breakdown

R74

Red74 (29%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue353.51°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 00 · B 08

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