Recognised as Colour

#4E1E2E

#4E1E2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4E1E2E is a red with RGB values 78, 30, 46 and HSL 340°, 44%, 21%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4E1E2E#4E1E2E

HEX#4E1E2E

RGBrgb(78, 30, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1176, 0.1804

RGB percentages30.6%, 11.8%, 18%

HSLhsl(340, 44.4%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340, 61.5%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 61.5%, 41%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,119,534

CSS custom property--colour: #4E1E2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.56:1

Contrast with white13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#B1E1D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#26282Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#33322Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#551A24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 31 Dim grey · ΔE 35.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.5 Gray · ΔE 42.4 Sienna · ΔE 43.2 Brown · ΔE 43.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 31.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1E4E3E

Analogous#4E1E46, #4E261E

Triadic#2E4E1E, #1E2E4E

Split complementary#1E4E26, #1E464E

Tetradic#464E1E, #1E4E3E, #261E4E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8708D

Lighter +30%#BA4B70

Lighter +20%#983A59

Lighter +10%#732C44

Darker −10%#291018

Darker −20%#040203

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C1029

Less saturated −25%#412C33

Channel breakdown

R78

G30

B46

Red78 (30.6%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue340°

Saturation (HSL)44.44%

Lightness21.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 1E · B 2E

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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