Colour
#4F3C37
- #4F3C37
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#4F3C37 is a red with RGB values 79, 60, 55 and HSL 12°, 18%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#4F3C37#4F3C37
HEX#4F3C37
RGBrgb(79, 60, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2353, 0.2157
RGB percentages31%, 23.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(12.5, 17.9%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.5, 30.4%, 31%)
CMYK0%, 24.1%, 30.4%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,192,759
CSS custom property--colour: #4F3C37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.32:1
Contrast with white10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#404040
Inverted#B0C3C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#374A4F
Analogous#4F373E, #4F4837
Triadic#374F3C, #3C374F
Split complementary#374F48, #373E4F
Tetradic#3E4F37, #374A4F, #48374F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G60
B55
Red79 (31%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue12.5°
Saturation (HSL)17.91%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4F · G 3C · B 37
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