Recognised as Colour
#4E2121
- #4E2121
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#4E2121 is a red with RGB values 78, 33, 33 and HSL 0°, 41%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#4E2121#4E2121
HEX#4E2121
RGBrgb(78, 33, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1294, 0.1294
RGB percentages30.6%, 12.9%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(0, 40.5%, 21.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 57.7%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 57.7%, 57.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,289
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2121;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.43:1
Contrast with white13.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#B1DEDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#214E4E
Analogous#4E2138, #4E3821
Triadic#214E21, #21214E
Split complementary#214E38, #21384E
Tetradic#384E21, #214E4E, #38214E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G33
B33
Red78 (30.6%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)40.54%
Lightness21.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 21 · B 21
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