Colour

#4A0009

#4A0009
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4A0009 is a red with RGB values 74, 0, 9 and HSL 353°, 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#4A0009

RGBrgb(74, 0, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0, 0.0353

RGB percentages29%, 0%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(352.7, 100%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.7, 100%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 87.8%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,849,673

CSS custom property--colour: #4A0009;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01476WCAG 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 16.21:1

Contrast with white16.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#B5FFF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#191609no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B2606no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original

Tritanopia#530004no 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 text16.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 29.8 Brown · ΔE 33.4 Dark red · ΔE 34.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.1 Sienna · ΔE 37.3 Black · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 29.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#004A41

Analogous#4A002E, #4A1C00

Triadic#094A00, #00094A

Split complementary#004A1C, #002E4A

Tetradic#2E4A00, #004A41, #1C004A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF1733

Lighter +30%#E3001C

Lighter +20%#B00015

Lighter +10%#7D000F

Darker −10%#170003

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A0009

Less saturated −25%#410910

Channel breakdown

R74

Red74 (29%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue352.7°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 00 · B 09

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