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Recognised as Colour

#4C2425

  • #4C2425
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4C2425 is a red with RGB values 76, 36, 37 and HSL 359°, 36%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4C2425#4C2425
HEX#4C2425
RGBrgb(76, 36, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1412, 0.1451
RGB percentages29.8%, 14.1%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(358.5, 35.7%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(358.5, 52.6%, 29.8%)
CMYK0%, 52.6%, 51.3%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,989,989
CSS custom property--colour: #4C2425;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02932WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.24:1
Contrast with white13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#B3DBDA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2B25no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#363324no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#531F25no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.5Dim grey · ΔE 32.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.8Sienna · ΔE 38.1Saddle brown · ΔE 38.2Gray · ΔE 39.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#244C4B
Analogous#4C2439, #4C3724
Triadic#254C24, #24254C
Split complementary#244C37, #24394C
Tetradic#394C24, #244C4B, #37244C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C17B7D
Lighter +30%#B0595B
Lighter +20%#914547
Lighter +10%#6F3436
Darker −10%#291414
Darker −20%#070303
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5A1618
Less saturated −25%#3E3232

Channel breakdown

R76
G36
B37
Red76 (29.8%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue358.5°
Saturation (HSL)35.71%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4C · G 24 · B 25

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