Recognised as Colour

#4D2422

#4D2422
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4D2422 is a red with RGB values 77, 36, 34 and HSL 3°, 39%, 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

#4D2422#4D2422

HEX#4D2422

RGBrgb(77, 36, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.1412, 0.1333

RGB percentages30.2%, 14.1%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(2.8, 38.7%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(2.8, 55.8%, 30.2%)

CMYK0%, 53.2%, 55.8%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,055,522

CSS custom property--colour: #4D2422;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#B2DBDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2B22no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#373321no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#541E24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.3 Dim grey · ΔE 32.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.2 Sienna · ΔE 36.4 Gray · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#224B4D

Analogous#4D2236, #4D3922

Triadic#224D24, #24224D

Split complementary#224D3A, #22354D

Tetradic#364D22, #224B4D, #3A224D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C37B78

Lighter +30%#B45954

Lighter +20%#944541

Lighter +10%#703532

Darker −10%#2A1312

Darker −20%#060303

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B1714

Less saturated −25%#3F3130

Channel breakdown

R77

G36

B34

Red77 (30.2%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue2.79°

Saturation (HSL)38.74%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4D · G 24 · B 22

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