Recognised as Colour
#4F232D
- #4F232D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#4F232D is a red with RGB values 79, 35, 45 and HSL 346°, 39%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#4F232D#4F232D
HEX#4F232D
RGBrgb(79, 35, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1373, 0.1765
RGB percentages31%, 13.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(346.4, 38.6%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.4, 55.7%, 31%)
CMYK0%, 55.7%, 43%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,186,349
CSS custom property--colour: #4F232D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.04:1
Contrast with white13.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#B0DCD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#234F45
Analogous#4F2343, #4F2F23
Triadic#2D4F23, #232D4F
Split complementary#234F2F, #23434F
Tetradic#434F23, #234F45, #2F234F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G35
B45
Red79 (31%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue346.36°
Saturation (HSL)38.6%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4F · G 23 · B 2D
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