Colour

#4E1725

#4E1725
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4E1725 is a red with RGB values 78, 23, 37 and HSL 345°, 54%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4E1725#4E1725

HEX#4E1725

RGBrgb(78, 23, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0902, 0.1451

RGB percentages30.6%, 9%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(344.7, 54.5%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 70.5%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 70.5%, 52.6%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,117,733

CSS custom property--colour: #4E1725;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness47.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.25:1

Contrast with white14.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#B1E8DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#232425no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#312F24no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Tritanopia#550F1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 32.5 Dim grey · ΔE 38.6 Brown · ΔE 39.9 Maroon · ΔE 40.3 Sienna · ΔE 40.9 Saddle brown · ΔE 41.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 32.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#174E40

Analogous#4E1740, #4E2517

Triadic#254E17, #17254E

Split complementary#174E25, #17414E

Tetradic#404E17, #174E40, #25174E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0617D

Lighter +30%#C43A5D

Lighter +20%#9D2E4A

Lighter +10%#752338

Darker −10%#270B12

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B0A1F

Less saturated −25%#41242B

Channel breakdown

R78

G23

B37

Red78 (30.6%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue344.73°

Saturation (HSL)54.46%

Lightness19.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 17 · B 25

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