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Recognised as Colour

#4A2124

  • #4A2124
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4A2124 is a red with RGB values 74, 33, 36 and HSL 356°, 38%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4A2124#4A2124
HEX#4A2124
RGBrgb(74, 33, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1294, 0.1412
RGB percentages29%, 12.9%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(355.6, 38.3%, 21%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 55.4%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 55.4%, 51.4%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,858,148
CSS custom property--colour: #4A2124;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.69:1
Contrast with white13.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#B5DEDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2A2824no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#343123no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#511C22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.1Dim grey · ΔE 33.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.6Sienna · ΔE 39.2Saddle brown · ΔE 39.3Gray · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#214A47
Analogous#4A2139, #4A3321
Triadic#244A21, #21244A
Split complementary#214A33, #21394A
Tetradic#394A21, #214A47, #33214A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2757B
Lighter +30%#B25259
Lighter +20%#914046
Lighter +10%#6D3135
Darker −10%#271113
Darker −20%#030202
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#571419
Less saturated −25%#3D2E2F

Channel breakdown

R74
G33
B36
Red74 (29%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue355.61°
Saturation (HSL)38.32%
Lightness20.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 21 · B 24

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