Colour

#4A271D

#4A271D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4A271D is a red with RGB values 74, 39, 29 and HSL 13°, 44%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#4A271D

RGBrgb(74, 39, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1529, 0.1137

RGB percentages29%, 15.3%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(13.3, 43.7%, 20.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(13.3, 60.8%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 47.3%, 60.8%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,859,677

CSS custom property--colour: #4A271D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02996WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.13:1

Contrast with white13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#B5D8E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#302C1Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#38331Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#512125no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.7 Dim grey · ΔE 31.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 34 Saddle brown · ΔE 34.2 Sienna · ΔE 35.3 Gray · ΔE 39.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D404A

Analogous#4A1D29, #4A3D1D

Triadic#1D4A27, #271D4A

Split complementary#1D4A3E, #1D294A

Tetradic#2A4A1D, #1D404A, #3D1D4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6816D

Lighter +30%#B76149

Lighter +20%#934E3A

Lighter +10%#6F3A2B

Darker −10%#25140F

Darker −20%#010000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#572010

Less saturated −25%#3D2E2A

Channel breakdown

R74

G39

B29

Red74 (29%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue13.33°

Saturation (HSL)43.69%

Lightness20.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 27 · B 1D

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