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Recognised as Colour

#4C2A32

  • #4C2A32
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4C2A32 is a red with RGB values 76, 42, 50 and HSL 346°, 29%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4C2A32#4C2A32
HEX#4C2A32
RGBrgb(76, 42, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.1647, 0.1961
RGB percentages29.8%, 16.5%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(345.9, 28.8%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 44.7%, 29.8%)
CMYK0%, 44.7%, 34.2%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,991,538
CSS custom property--colour: #4C2A32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B3D5CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F3032no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#383631no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#51272Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.6Dim grey · ΔE 28.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.7Gray · ΔE 36.2Slate grey · ΔE 38.6Light slate grey · ΔE 41.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A4C44
Analogous#4C2A43, #4C332A
Triadic#324C2A, #2A324C
Split complementary#2A4C33, #2A434C
Tetradic#434C2A, #2A4C44, #332A4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BC8693
Lighter +30%#AA6575
Lighter +20%#8E4E5D
Lighter +10%#6D3C48
Darker −10%#2B181C
Darker −20%#0A0607
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B1B2A
Less saturated −25%#3D393A

Channel breakdown

R76
G42
B50
Red76 (29.8%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue345.88°
Saturation (HSL)28.81%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4C · G 2A · B 32

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