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Recognised as Colour

#4D142C

  • #4D142C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4D142C is a red with RGB values 77, 20, 44 and HSL 335°, 59%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4D142C#4D142C
HEX#4D142C
RGBrgb(77, 20, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.0784, 0.1725
RGB percentages30.2%, 7.8%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(334.7, 58.8%, 19%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.7, 74%, 30.2%)
CMYK0%, 74%, 42.9%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,051,436
CSS custom property--colour: #4D142C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.46:1
Contrast with white14.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#B2EBD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1F232Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E2D2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Tritanopia#540E1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 33.6Dim grey · ΔE 40.1Brown · ΔE 43.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 43.4Maroon · ΔE 44.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 33.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#144D35
Analogous#4D1449, #4D1914
Triadic#2C4D14, #142C4D
Split complementary#144D19, #14494D
Tetradic#484D14, #144D35, #18144D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4598D
Lighter +30%#C63471
Lighter +20%#9E295A
Lighter +10%#751F43
Darker −10%#250915
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#59082A
Less saturated −25%#41202E

Channel breakdown

R77
G20
B44
Red77 (30.2%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue334.74°
Saturation (HSL)58.76%
Lightness19.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4D · G 14 · B 2C

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