Colour

#4B2C29

#4B2C29
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4B2C29 is a red with RGB values 75, 44, 41 and HSL 5°, 29%, 23%. 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

#4B2C29#4B2C29

HEX#4B2C29

RGBrgb(75, 44, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1725, 0.1608

RGB percentages29.4%, 17.3%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(5.3, 29.3%, 22.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.3, 45.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK0%, 41.3%, 45.3%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,926,505

CSS custom property--colour: #4B2C29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness54.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.42:1

Contrast with white12.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#B4D3D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#333029no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A3729no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#51282Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 27.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.7 Gray · ΔE 35.6 Sienna · ΔE 38.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 38.6

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#29484B

Analogous#4B2937, #4B3D29

Triadic#294B2C, #2C294B

Split complementary#294B3D, #29374B

Tetradic#374B29, #29484B, #3D294B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BC8984

Lighter +30%#AA6963

Lighter +20%#8D534D

Lighter +10%#6C3F3B

Darker −10%#2A1917

Darker −20%#090505

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A201B

Less saturated −25%#3D3838

Channel breakdown

R75

G44

B41

Red75 (29.4%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue5.29°

Saturation (HSL)29.31%

Lightness22.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4B · G 2C · B 29

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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