Colour

#4B2527

#4B2527
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4B2527 is a red with RGB values 75, 37, 39 and HSL 357°, 34%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#4B2527

RGBrgb(75, 37, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1451, 0.1529

RGB percentages29.4%, 14.5%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(356.8, 33.9%, 22%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.8, 50.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK0%, 50.7%, 48%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,924,711

CSS custom property--colour: #4B2527;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.18:1

Contrast with white13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#B4DAD8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2B27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#363326no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#512026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.8 Dim grey · ΔE 31.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.6 Gray · ΔE 38.8 Sienna · ΔE 39.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#254B49

Analogous#4B253A, #4B3625

Triadic#274B25, #25274B

Split complementary#254B36, #253A4B

Tetradic#3A4B25, #254B49, #36254B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BF7D81

Lighter +30%#AE5B5F

Lighter +20%#8F474B

Lighter +10%#6D3639

Darker −10%#291415

Darker −20%#070303

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#59171A

Less saturated −25%#3D3334

Channel breakdown

R75

G37

B39

Red75 (29.4%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue356.84°

Saturation (HSL)33.93%

Lightness21.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4B · G 25 · B 27

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