Colour

#4E2218

#4E2218
Red
Dark
Nearest: Saddle brown

#4E2218 is a red with RGB values 78, 34, 24 and HSL 11°, 53%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.

Colour values

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HEX#4E2218

RGBrgb(78, 34, 24)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1333, 0.0941

RGB percentages30.6%, 13.3%, 9.4%

HSLhsl(11.1, 52.9%, 20%)

HSV / HSBhsv(11.1, 69.2%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 56.4%, 69.2%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,120,536

CSS custom property--colour: #4E2218;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0283WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.41:1

Contrast with white13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#B1DDE7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D2917no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#383317no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Tritanopia#561A20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Saddle brown · ΔE 31.3 Black · ΔE 32.1 Sienna · ΔE 32.6 Dim grey · ΔE 35.9 Maroon · ΔE 36.2 Brown · ΔE 37.8

Nearest named CSS colourSaddle brown (#8B4513)ΔE 31.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#18444E

Analogous#4E1829, #4E3D18

Triadic#184E22, #22184E

Split complementary#184E3D, #18294E

Tetradic#294E18, #18444E, #3D184E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CF7763

Lighter +30%#C3553C

Lighter +20%#9C4430

Lighter +10%#753324

Darker −10%#27110C

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5B1A0B

Less saturated −25%#412A25

Channel breakdown

R78

G34

B24

Red78 (30.6%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue24 (9.4%)

Hue11.11°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness20%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 22 · B 18

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