Recognised as Colour

#4A001E

#4A001E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4A001E is a red with RGB values 74, 0, 30 and HSL 336°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#4A001E

RGBrgb(74, 0, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0, 0.1176

RGB percentages29%, 0%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(335.7, 100%, 14.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.7, 100%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 59.5%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,849,694

CSS custom property--colour: #4A001E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.03:1

Contrast with white16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#121212

Inverted#B5FFE1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#16181Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#29261Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.3 from the original

Tritanopia#52000Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 36.9 Maroon · ΔE 39.3 Brown · ΔE 39.7 Dark red · ΔE 44.1 Sienna · ΔE 44.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 45.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 36.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#004A2C

Analogous#4A0043, #4A0700

Triadic#1E4A00, #001E4A

Split complementary#004A07, #00434A

Tetradic#434A00, #004A2C, #07004A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF1775

Lighter +30%#E3005C

Lighter +20%#B00047

Lighter +10%#7D0033

Darker −10%#170009

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4A001E

Less saturated −25%#410920

Channel breakdown

R74

B30

Red74 (29%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue335.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness14.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 00 · B 1E

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