Colour

#4E0C28

#4E0C28
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4E0C28 is a red with RGB values 78, 12, 40 and HSL 335°, 73%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4E0C28#4E0C28

HEX#4E0C28

RGBrgb(78, 12, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0471, 0.1569

RGB percentages30.6%, 4.7%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(334.5, 73.3%, 17.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 84.6%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 84.6%, 48.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,114,920

CSS custom property--colour: #4E0C28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness45.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.92:1

Contrast with white14.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#B1F3D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1B1F29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D2C26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#550218no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text14.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 35.9 Brown · ΔE 41.3 Maroon · ΔE 42.3 Dim grey · ΔE 43.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 45.2 Sienna · ΔE 45.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 35.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C4E32

Analogous#4E0C49, #4E110C

Triadic#284E0C, #0C284E

Split complementary#0C4E11, #0C494E

Tetradic#494E0C, #0C4E32, #110C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E24487

Lighter +30%#D3206C

Lighter +20%#A61A55

Lighter +10%#7A133F

Darker −10%#220511

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#590126

Less saturated −25%#43172A

Channel breakdown

R78

G12

B40

Red78 (30.6%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue334.55°

Saturation (HSL)73.33%

Lightness17.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 0C · B 28

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