Recognised as Colour

#4E2221

#4E2221
Red
Dark
Nearest: Black

#4E2221 is a red with RGB values 78, 34, 33 and HSL 1°, 41%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#4E2221

RGBrgb(78, 34, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1333, 0.1294

RGB percentages30.6%, 13.3%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(1.3, 40.5%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.3, 57.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 56.4%, 57.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,120,545

CSS custom property--colour: #4E2221;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.34:1

Contrast with white13.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#B1DDDE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C2A21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#373320no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#551B22no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 30.3 Dim grey · ΔE 34 Saddle brown · ΔE 35.9 Sienna · ΔE 36 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.2 Maroon · ΔE 39.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 30.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#214D4E

Analogous#4E2137, #4E3821

Triadic#214E22, #22214E

Split complementary#214E38, #21374E

Tetradic#374E21, #214D4E, #38214E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C57876

Lighter +30%#B65452

Lighter +20%#96413F

Lighter +10%#723230

Darker −10%#2A1212

Darker −20%#060303

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C1513

Less saturated −25%#402F2F

Channel breakdown

R78

G34

B33

Red78 (30.6%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue1.33°

Saturation (HSL)40.54%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 22 · B 21

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