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Recognised as Colour

#4E2226

  • #4E2226
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4E2226 is a red with RGB values 78, 34, 38 and HSL 355°, 39%, 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

#4E2226#4E2226
HEX#4E2226
RGBrgb(78, 34, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1333, 0.149
RGB percentages30.6%, 13.3%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(354.5, 39.3%, 22%)
HSV / HSBhsv(354.5, 56.4%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 56.4%, 51.3%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,550
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2226;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.28:1
Contrast with white13.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#B1DDD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B2A26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#363325no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#551C24no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.8Dim grey · ΔE 33.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.5Sienna · ΔE 38.2Saddle brown · ΔE 38.6Gray · ΔE 40.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#224E4A
Analogous#4E223C, #4E3422
Triadic#264E22, #22264E
Split complementary#224E34, #223C4E
Tetradic#3C4E22, #224E4A, #34224E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C4787F
Lighter +30%#B5545D
Lighter +20%#954149
Lighter +10%#723137
Darker −10%#2A1315
Darker −20%#070303
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C141B
Less saturated −25%#403031

Channel breakdown

R78
G34
B38
Red78 (30.6%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue354.55°
Saturation (HSL)39.29%
Lightness21.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 22 · B 26

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