Colour
#4A2C2B
- #4A2C2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#4A2C2B is a red with RGB values 74, 44, 43 and HSL 2°, 26%, 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
#4A2C2B#4A2C2B
HEX#4A2C2B
RGBrgb(74, 44, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1725, 0.1686
RGB percentages29%, 17.3%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(1.9, 26.5%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.9, 41.9%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 40.5%, 41.9%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,860,971
CSS custom property--colour: #4A2C2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.45:1
Contrast with white12.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B5D3D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B494A
Analogous#4A2B3A, #4A3C2B
Triadic#2B4A2C, #2C2B4A
Split complementary#2B4A3C, #2B394A
Tetradic#3A4A2B, #2B494A, #3C2B4A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R74
G44
B43
Red74 (29%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue1.94°
Saturation (HSL)26.5%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 2C · B 2B
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