Recognised as Colour

#4A0707

#4A0707
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4A0707 is a red with RGB values 74, 7, 7 and HSL 0°, 83%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

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HEX#4A0707

RGBrgb(74, 7, 7)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0275, 0.0275

RGB percentages29%, 2.7%, 2.7%

HSLhsl(0, 82.7%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 90.5%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 90.5%, 90.5%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,851,463

CSS custom property--colour: #4A0707;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness40.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.85:1

Contrast with white15.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#B5F8F8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D1906no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2704no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Tritanopia#520008no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 29.5 Brown · ΔE 33.4 Saddle brown · ΔE 33.6 Dark red · ΔE 34.5 Sienna · ΔE 35.2 Black · ΔE 37.7

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 29.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#074A4A

Analogous#4A0729, #4A2907

Triadic#074A07, #07074A

Split complementary#074A29, #07294A

Tetradic#294A07, #074A4A, #29074A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EC3131

Lighter +30%#D61414

Lighter +20%#A71010

Lighter +10%#790B0B

Darker −10%#1B0303

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#510000

Less saturated −25%#401111

Channel breakdown

R74

Red74 (29%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue7 (2.7%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)82.72%

Lightness15.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 07 · B 07

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