Colour

#4C0009

#4C0009
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4C0009 is a red with RGB values 76, 0, 9 and HSL 353°, 100%, 15%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#4C0009#4C0009

HEX#4C0009

RGBrgb(76, 0, 9)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0, 0.0353

RGB percentages29.8%, 0%, 3.5%

HSLhsl(352.9, 100%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.9, 100%, 29.8%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 88.2%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,980,745

CSS custom property--colour: #4C0009;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01556WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness41.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.02:1

Contrast with white16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#B3FFF6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A1709no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2706no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original

Tritanopia#550004no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 28.7 Brown · ΔE 32.4 Dark red · ΔE 33.7 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.3 Sienna · ΔE 36.5 Black · ΔE 39.8

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 28.68, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#004C43

Analogous#4C002F, #4C1D00

Triadic#094C00, #00094C

Split complementary#004C1D, #002F4C

Tetradic#2F4C00, #004C43, #1D004C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FF1934

Lighter +30%#E5001B

Lighter +20%#B20015

Lighter +10%#7F000F

Darker −10%#190003

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#4C0009

Less saturated −25%#420A10

Channel breakdown

R76

Red76 (29.8%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue9 (3.5%)

Hue352.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness14.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4C · G 00 · B 09

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