Colour

#4E040C

#4E040C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4E040C is a red with RGB values 78, 4, 12 and HSL 354°, 90%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#4E040C#4E040C

HEX#4E040C

RGBrgb(78, 4, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0157, 0.0471

RGB percentages30.6%, 1.6%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(353.5, 90.2%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 94.9%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 94.9%, 84.6%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,112,844

CSS custom property--colour: #4E040C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.59:1

Contrast with white15.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#B1FBF3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D1A0Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2909no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#570008no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 28.5 Brown · ΔE 32 Dark red · ΔE 33.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 34.3 Sienna · ΔE 35.4 Black · ΔE 39.6

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 28.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#044E46

Analogous#4E0431, #4E2104

Triadic#0C4E04, #040C4E

Split complementary#044E21, #04314E

Tetradic#314E04, #044E46, #21044E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F42A40

Lighter +30%#E00B22

Lighter +20%#AF091B

Lighter +10%#7F0613

Darker −10%#1D0205

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#520009

Less saturated −25%#440E14

Channel breakdown

R78

B12

Red78 (30.6%)

Green4 (1.6%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue353.51°

Saturation (HSL)90.24%

Lightness16.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 04 · B 0C

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