Recognised as Colour

#4E0E12

#4E0E12
Red
Dark
Nearest: Maroon

#4E0E12 is a red with RGB values 78, 14, 18 and HSL 356°, 70%, 18%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Maroon.

Colour values

#4E0E12#4E0E12

HEX#4E0E12

RGBrgb(78, 14, 18)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.0549, 0.0706

RGB percentages30.6%, 5.5%, 7.1%

HSLhsl(356.3, 69.6%, 18%)

HSV / HSBhsv(356.3, 82.1%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 82.1%, 76.9%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,115,410

CSS custom property--colour: #4E0E12;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness44.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.05:1

Contrast with white15.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C

Inverted#B1F1ED

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#211E12no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#312B10no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original

Tritanopia#570010no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text15.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Maroon · ΔE 30.9 Brown · ΔE 33.5 Saddle brown · ΔE 33.9 Sienna · ΔE 34.9 Dark red · ΔE 35.9 Black · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourMaroon (#800000)ΔE 30.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E4E4A

Analogous#4E0E32, #4E2A0E

Triadic#124E0E, #0E124E

Split complementary#0E4E2A, #0E324E

Tetradic#324E0E, #0E4E4A, #2A0E4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DE4A53

Lighter +30%#D02530

Lighter +20%#A41E26

Lighter +10%#79161C

Darker −10%#230608

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5A0308

Less saturated −25%#431A1C

Channel breakdown

R78

G14

B18

Red78 (30.6%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue18 (7.1%)

Hue356.25°

Saturation (HSL)69.57%

Lightness18.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 0E · B 12

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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