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Recognised as Colour

#4B3032

  • #4B3032
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4B3032 is a red with RGB values 75, 48, 50 and HSL 356°, 22%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4B3032#4B3032
HEX#4B3032
RGBrgb(75, 48, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.2941, 0.1882, 0.1961
RGB percentages29.4%, 18.8%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(355.6, 22%, 24.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 36%, 29.4%)
CMYK0%, 36%, 33.3%, 70.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,927,538
CSS custom property--colour: #4B3032;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness57.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#B4CFCD

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#353432no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B3932no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#502D31no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#304B49
Analogous#4B3040, #4B3B30
Triadic#324B30, #30324B
Split complementary#304B3B, #30404B
Tetradic#404B30, #304B49, #3B304B

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#B88F92
Lighter +30%#A47074
Lighter +20%#89585B
Lighter +10%#6A4447
Darker −10%#2C1C1D
Darker −20%#0D0809
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A2125
Less saturated −25%#3E3E3E

Channel breakdown

R75
G48
B50
Red75 (29.4%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue355.56°
Saturation (HSL)21.95%
Lightness24.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4B · G 30 · B 32

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