Colour

#4C0002

#4C0002
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4C0002 is a red with RGB values 76, 0, 2 and HSL 358°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#4C0002#4C0002

HEX#4C0002

RGBrgb(76, 0, 2)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0, 0.0078

RGB percentages29.8%, 0%, 0.8%

HSLhsl(358.4, 100%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.4, 100%, 29.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 97.4%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,980,738

CSS custom property--colour: #4C0002;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.05:1

Contrast with white16.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#101010

Inverted#B3FFFD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B1701no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original

Tritanopia#550002no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 26.9 Brown · ΔE 31.6 Dark red · ΔE 32 Saddle brown · ΔE 33.5 Sienna · ΔE 35.2 Firebrick · ΔE 39.1

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 26.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#004C4A

Analogous#4C0028, #4C2400

Triadic#024C00, #00024C

Split complementary#004C24, #00284C

Tetradic#284C00, #004C4A, #24004C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF191F

Lighter +30%#E50006

Lighter +20%#B20005

Lighter +10%#7F0003

Darker −10%#190001

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4C0002

Less saturated −25%#420A0B

Channel breakdown

R76

Red76 (29.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue2 (0.8%)

Hue358.42°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4C · G 00 · B 02

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