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Recognised as Colour

#4F2D37

  • #4F2D37
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4F2D37 is a red with RGB values 79, 45, 55 and HSL 342°, 27%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4F2D37#4F2D37
HEX#4F2D37
RGBrgb(79, 45, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.1765, 0.2157
RGB percentages31%, 17.6%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(342.4, 27.4%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342.4, 43%, 31%)
CMYK0%, 43%, 30.4%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,188,919
CSS custom property--colour: #4F2D37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.91:1
Contrast with white11.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#B0D2C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#323337no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A3936no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#542B30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 27.4Black · ΔE 28.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3Gray · ΔE 35Slate grey · ΔE 37.1Light slate grey · ΔE 39.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 27.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2D4F45
Analogous#4F2D48, #4F342D
Triadic#374F2D, #2D374F
Split complementary#2D4F34, #2D484F
Tetradic#484F2D, #2D4F45, #342D4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BD8B9A
Lighter +30%#AA6B7D
Lighter +20%#905264
Lighter +10%#6F404E
Darker −10%#2F1A20
Darker −20%#0E080A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F1E31
Less saturated −25%#403D3D

Channel breakdown

R79
G45
B55
Red79 (31%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue342.35°
Saturation (HSL)27.42%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4F · G 2D · B 37

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