Colour
#4E232E
- #4E232E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#4E232E is a red with RGB values 78, 35, 46 and HSL 345°, 38%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#4E232E#4E232E
HEX#4E232E
RGBrgb(78, 35, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1373, 0.1804
RGB percentages30.6%, 13.7%, 18%
HSLhsl(344.7, 38.1%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 55.1%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 55.1%, 41%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,120,814
CSS custom property--colour: #4E232E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#B1DCD1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#234E43
Analogous#4E2343, #4E2E23
Triadic#2E4E23, #232E4E
Split complementary#234E2E, #23434E
Tetradic#434E23, #234E43, #2E234E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G35
B46
Red78 (30.6%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue344.65°
Saturation (HSL)38.05%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 23 · B 2E
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