Recognised as Colour

#4C1223

#4C1223
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4C1223 is a red with RGB values 76, 18, 35 and HSL 342°, 62%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4C1223#4C1223

HEX#4C1223

RGBrgb(76, 18, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.0706, 0.1373

RGB percentages29.8%, 7.1%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(342.4, 61.7%, 18.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.4, 76.3%, 29.8%)

CMYK0%, 76.3%, 53.9%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,985,379

CSS custom property--colour: #4C1223;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0209WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.81:1

Contrast with white14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#B3EDDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1F2023no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2C22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#530819no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 33 Brown · ΔE 40.1 Maroon · ΔE 40.3 Dim grey · ΔE 40.6 Sienna · ΔE 42.1 Saddle brown · ΔE 42.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 33.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#124C3B

Analogous#4C1240, #4C1E12

Triadic#234C12, #12234C

Split complementary#124C1E, #12404C

Tetradic#404C12, #124C3B, #1E124C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6547A

Lighter +30%#C82F5C

Lighter +20%#9E2649

Lighter +10%#751C36

Darker −10%#230810

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#58061E

Less saturated −25%#401E28

Channel breakdown

R76

G18

B35

Red76 (29.8%)

Green18 (7.1%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue342.41°

Saturation (HSL)61.7%

Lightness18.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4C · G 12 · B 23

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