Recognised as Colour

#4F242C

#4F242C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4F242C is a red with RGB values 79, 36, 44 and HSL 349°, 37%, 23%. 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

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HEX#4F242C

RGBrgb(79, 36, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1412, 0.1725

RGB percentages31%, 14.1%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(348.8, 37.4%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 54.4%, 31%)

CMYK0%, 54.4%, 44.3%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,186,604

CSS custom property--colour: #4F242C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness53.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.95:1

Contrast with white12.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#B0DBD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2C2Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#37342Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#561F27no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.7 Dim grey · ΔE 32.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.5 Gray · ΔE 39.5 Sienna · ΔE 40 Saddle brown · ΔE 40.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#244F47

Analogous#4F2441, #4F3124

Triadic#2C4F24, #242C4F

Split complementary#244F31, #24414F

Tetradic#424F24, #244F47, #32244F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C37C89

Lighter +30%#B3596A

Lighter +20%#954453

Lighter +10%#723440

Darker −10%#2C1418

Darker −20%#090405

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5D1623

Less saturated −25%#413235

Channel breakdown

R79

G36

B44

Red79 (31%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue348.84°

Saturation (HSL)37.39%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4F · G 24 · B 2C

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