Recognised as Colour

#4A151F

#4A151F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4A151F is a red with RGB values 74, 21, 31 and HSL 349°, 56%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#4A151F

RGBrgb(74, 21, 31)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0824, 0.1216

RGB percentages29%, 8.2%, 12.2%

HSLhsl(348.7, 55.8%, 18.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.7, 71.6%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 71.6%, 58.1%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,855,071

CSS custom property--colour: #4A151F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.81:1

Contrast with white14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#B5EAE0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#21211Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2C1Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#510C19no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31.3 Dim grey · ΔE 39.2 Maroon · ΔE 39.3 Brown · ΔE 39.8 Sienna · ΔE 40.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#154A40

Analogous#4A1539, #4A2615

Triadic#1F4A15, #151F4A

Split complementary#154A26, #153A4A

Tetradic#3A4A15, #154A40, #26154A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D05B71

Lighter +30%#C13751

Lighter +20%#992C40

Lighter +10%#722030

Darker −10%#220A0E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#560918

Less saturated −25%#3E2126

Channel breakdown

R74

G21

B31

Red74 (29%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue31 (12.2%)

Hue348.68°

Saturation (HSL)55.79%

Lightness18.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 15 · B 1F

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