Colour

#4B201B

#4B201B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4B201B is a red with RGB values 75, 32, 27 and HSL 6°, 47%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#4B201B

RGBrgb(75, 32, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1255, 0.1059

RGB percentages29.4%, 12.5%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(6.3, 47.1%, 20%)

HSV / HSBhsv(6.3, 64%, 29.4%)

CMYK0%, 57.3%, 64%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,923,419

CSS custom property--colour: #4B201B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness48.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.8:1

Contrast with white13.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#B4DFE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2B271Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#35301Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Tritanopia#52191Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 34.5 Dim grey · ΔE 35.2 Sienna · ΔE 35.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38 Maroon · ΔE 38.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B464B

Analogous#4B1B2E, #4B381B

Triadic#1B4B20, #201B4B

Split complementary#1B4B38, #1B2E4B

Tetradic#2E4B1B, #1B464B, #381B4B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C97369

Lighter +30%#BC5044

Lighter +20%#964036

Lighter +10%#713029

Darker −10%#25100E

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#58160E

Less saturated −25%#3E2A28

Channel breakdown

R75

G32

B27

Red75 (29.4%)

Green32 (12.5%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue6.25°

Saturation (HSL)47.06%

Lightness20%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4B · G 20 · B 1B

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