Recognised as Colour

#4A191C

#4A191C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4A191C is a red with RGB values 74, 25, 28 and HSL 356°, 49%, 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#4A191C

RGBrgb(74, 25, 28)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.098, 0.1098

RGB percentages29%, 9.8%, 11%

HSLhsl(356.3, 49.5%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 66.2%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 66.2%, 62.2%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,856,092

CSS custom property--colour: #4A191C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.8 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#242424

Inverted#B5E6E3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#25231Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#312D1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Tritanopia#51111Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 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 30.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 37.4 Sienna · ΔE 37.7 Dim grey · ΔE 37.8 Maroon · ΔE 38.2 Brown · ΔE 39.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#194A47

Analogous#4A1935, #4A2E19

Triadic#1C4A19, #191C4A

Split complementary#194A2E, #19354A

Tetradic#354A19, #194A47, #2E194A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CB646B

Lighter +30%#BC4047

Lighter +20%#963339

Lighter +10%#70262A

Darker −10%#240C0E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#560D11

Less saturated −25%#3E2527

Channel breakdown

R74

G25

B28

Red74 (29%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue28 (11%)

Hue356.33°

Saturation (HSL)49.49%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 19 · B 1C

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