Recognised as Colour
#4E2320
- #4E2320
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#4E2320 is a red with RGB values 78, 35, 32 and HSL 4°, 42%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#4E2320#4E2320
HEX#4E2320
RGBrgb(78, 35, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1373, 0.1255
RGB percentages30.6%, 13.7%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(3.9, 41.8%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(3.9, 59%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 59%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,800
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2320;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.25:1
Contrast with white13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#B1DCDF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#204B4E
Analogous#4E2034, #4E3A20
Triadic#204E23, #23204E
Split complementary#204E3A, #20344E
Tetradic#344E20, #204B4E, #3A204E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G35
B32
Red78 (30.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue3.91°
Saturation (HSL)41.82%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 23 · B 20
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