Colour

#4A0B0B

#4A0B0B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4A0B0B is a red with RGB values 74, 11, 11 and HSL 0°, 74%, 17%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#4A0B0B#4A0B0B

HEX#4A0B0B

RGBrgb(74, 11, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0431, 0.0431

RGB percentages29%, 4.3%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(0, 74.1%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 85.1%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 85.1%, 85.1%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,852,491

CSS custom property--colour: #4A0B0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.63:1

Contrast with white15.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#181818

Inverted#B5F4F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E1B0Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E2808no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.2 from the original

Tritanopia#52000Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 30.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 33.7 Brown · ΔE 34.1 Sienna · ΔE 35.2 Dark red · ΔE 35.7 Black · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 30.63, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0B4A4A

Analogous#4A0B2B, #4A2B0B

Triadic#0B4A0B, #0B0B4A

Split complementary#0B4A2B, #0B2B4A

Tetradic#2B4A0B, #0B4A4A, #2B0B4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E23F3F

Lighter +30%#CF1F1F

Lighter +20%#A31818

Lighter +10%#761212

Darker −10%#1E0404

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#550000

Less saturated −25%#3F1616

Channel breakdown

R74

G11

B11

Red74 (29%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)74.12%

Lightness16.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 0B · B 0B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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