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Recognised as Colour

#4A2D26

  • #4A2D26
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4A2D26 is a red with RGB values 74, 45, 38 and HSL 12°, 32%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4A2D26#4A2D26
HEX#4A2D26
RGBrgb(74, 45, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.2902, 0.1765, 0.149
RGB percentages29%, 17.6%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(11.7, 32.1%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.7, 48.6%, 29%)
CMYK0%, 39.2%, 48.6%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,861,222
CSS custom property--colour: #4A2D26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness54.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#B5D2D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#343125no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B3726no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Tritanopia#50292Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.1Dim grey · ΔE 27.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3Gray · ΔE 35.5Saddle brown · ΔE 37.4Sienna · ΔE 37.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#26434A
Analogous#4A2631, #4A3F26
Triadic#264A2D, #2D264A
Split complementary#264A3F, #26314A
Tetradic#314A26, #26434A, #3F264A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD8B7F
Lighter +30%#AC6C5D
Lighter +20%#8D5649
Lighter +10%#6C4137
Darker −10%#281915
Darker −20%#070403
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#582418
Less saturated −25%#3C3634

Channel breakdown

R74
G45
B38
Red74 (29%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue11.67°
Saturation (HSL)32.14%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4A · G 2D · B 26

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