Recognised as Colour

#4A2829

#4A2829
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4A2829 is a red with RGB values 74, 40, 41 and HSL 358°, 30%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4A2829#4A2829

HEX#4A2829

RGBrgb(74, 40, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1569, 0.1608

RGB percentages29%, 15.7%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(358.2, 29.8%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.2, 45.9%, 29%)

CMYK0%, 45.9%, 44.6%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,859,945

CSS custom property--colour: #4A2829;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness52.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.91:1

Contrast with white12.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#B5D7D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2F2D29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#373428no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original

Tritanopia#502429no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 29.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.4 Gray · ΔE 37.2 Sienna · ΔE 39.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#284A49

Analogous#4A283A, #4A3828

Triadic#294A28, #28294A

Split complementary#284A38, #283A4A

Tetradic#3A4A28, #284A49, #38284A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BC8284

Lighter +30%#AA6163

Lighter +20%#8C4C4E

Lighter +10%#6B3A3B

Darker −10%#291617

Darker −20%#080404

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#581A1C

Less saturated −25%#3C3636

Channel breakdown

R74

G40

B41

Red74 (29%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue358.24°

Saturation (HSL)29.82%

Lightness22.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4A · G 28 · B 29

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