Colour

#4E0512

#4E0512
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4E0512 is a red with RGB values 78, 5, 18 and HSL 349°, 88%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

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HEX#4E0512

RGBrgb(78, 5, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0196, 0.0706

RGB percentages30.6%, 2%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(349.3, 88%, 16.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(349.3, 93.6%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 93.6%, 76.9%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,113,106

CSS custom property--colour: #4E0512;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.51:1

Contrast with white15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#B1FAED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1D1A12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F2910no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Tritanopia#57000Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 30.6 Brown · ΔE 33.2 Dark red · ΔE 35.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 36.2 Sienna · ΔE 36.8 Black · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 30.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#054E41

Analogous#4E0537, #4E1D05

Triadic#124E05, #05124E

Split complementary#054E1D, #05374E

Tetradic#364E05, #054E41, #1C054E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F22D50

Lighter +30%#DE0E33

Lighter +20%#AE0B28

Lighter +10%#7E081D

Darker −10%#1E0207

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#53000F

Less saturated −25%#440F19

Channel breakdown

R78

B18

Red78 (30.6%)

Green5 (2%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue349.32°

Saturation (HSL)87.95%

Lightness16.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 05 · B 12

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