Recognised as Colour
#4A2C2A
- #4A2C2A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#4A2C2A is a red with RGB values 74, 44, 42 and HSL 4°, 28%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#4A2C2A#4A2C2A
HEX#4A2C2A
RGBrgb(74, 44, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1725, 0.1647
RGB percentages29%, 17.3%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(3.7, 27.6%, 22.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.7, 43.2%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 40.5%, 43.2%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,860,970
CSS custom property--colour: #4A2C2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B5D3D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A484A
Analogous#4A2A38, #4A3C2A
Triadic#2A4A2C, #2C2A4A
Split complementary#2A4A3C, #2A384A
Tetradic#384A2A, #2A484A, #3C2A4A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G44
B42
Red74 (29%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue3.75°
Saturation (HSL)27.59%
Lightness22.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 2C · B 2A
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