Colour

#4A2222

#4A2222
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4A2222 is a red with RGB values 74, 34, 34 and HSL 0°, 37%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4A2222#4A2222

HEX#4A2222

RGBrgb(74, 34, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1333, 0.1333

RGB percentages29%, 13.3%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(0, 37%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 54.1%, 29%)

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

24-bit integer4,858,402

CSS custom property--colour: #4A2222;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.61:1

Contrast with white13.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#B5DDDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B2922no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#353121no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#511C22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.1 Dim grey · ΔE 33 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.3 Saddle brown · ΔE 38 Sienna · ΔE 38.1 Gray · ΔE 40.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#224A4A

Analogous#4A2236, #4A3622

Triadic#224A22, #22224A

Split complementary#224A36, #22364A

Tetradic#364A22, #224A4A, #36224A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C17777

Lighter +30%#B15454

Lighter +20%#904242

Lighter +10%#6D3232

Darker −10%#271212

Darker −20%#040202

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#581515

Less saturated −25%#3D3030

Channel breakdown

R74

G34

B34

Red74 (29%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)37.04%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 22 · B 22

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