Colour

#4A1824

#4A1824
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4A1824 is a red with RGB values 74, 24, 36 and HSL 346°, 51%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#4A1824

RGBrgb(74, 24, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.0941, 0.1412

RGB percentages29%, 9.4%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(345.6, 51%, 19.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.6, 67.6%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 67.6%, 51.4%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,855,844

CSS custom property--colour: #4A1824;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness46.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.51:1

Contrast with white14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#232323

Inverted#B5E7DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#232324no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#302D23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Tritanopia#51111Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.3 Dim grey · ΔE 37.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.3 Brown · ΔE 41.6 Sienna · ΔE 41.7 Maroon · ΔE 41.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#184A3E

Analogous#4A183D, #4A2518

Triadic#244A18, #18244A

Split complementary#184A25, #183D4A

Tetradic#3D4A18, #184A3E, #25184A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CC627B

Lighter +30%#BE3D5C

Lighter +20%#973149

Lighter +10%#712437

Darker −10%#230C11

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#560C1E

Less saturated −25%#3E242A

Channel breakdown

R74

G24

B36

Red74 (29%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue345.6°

Saturation (HSL)51.02%

Lightness19.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 18 · B 24

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