Colour

#4A2219

#4A2219
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4A2219 is a red with RGB values 74, 34, 25 and HSL 11°, 49%, 19%. 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

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HEX#4A2219

RGBrgb(74, 34, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1333, 0.098

RGB percentages29%, 13.3%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(11, 49.5%, 19.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11, 66.2%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 54.1%, 66.2%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,858,393

CSS custom property--colour: #4A2219;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.9 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#B5DDE6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2818no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#363118no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#511B20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 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 29.8 Saddle brown · ΔE 33.4 Sienna · ΔE 34.6 Dim grey · ΔE 34.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.2 Maroon · ΔE 38.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19414A

Analogous#4A1929, #4A3B19

Triadic#194A22, #22194A

Split complementary#194A3B, #19294A

Tetradic#294A19, #19414A, #3B194A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CB7764

Lighter +30%#BC5740

Lighter +20%#964533

Lighter +10%#703426

Darker −10%#24100C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#561A0D

Less saturated −25%#3E2A25

Channel breakdown

R74

G34

B25

Red74 (29%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue11.02°

Saturation (HSL)49.49%

Lightness19.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 22 · B 19

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