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Recognised as Colour

#4E2528

  • #4E2528
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4E2528 is a red with RGB values 78, 37, 40 and HSL 356°, 36%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4E2528#4E2528
HEX#4E2528
RGBrgb(78, 37, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1451, 0.1569
RGB percentages30.6%, 14.5%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(355.6, 35.7%, 22.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 52.6%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 52.6%, 48.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,121,320
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2528;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.97:1
Contrast with white12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#B1DAD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D2C28no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#383427no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Tritanopia#552026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.1Dim grey · ΔE 31.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 34.8Sienna · ΔE 38.3Saddle brown · ΔE 38.8Gray · ΔE 39.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#254E4B
Analogous#4E253D, #4E3725
Triadic#284E25, #25284E
Split complementary#254E37, #253C4E
Tetradic#3D4E25, #254E4B, #37254E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C27D82
Lighter +30%#B15B61
Lighter +20%#93464B
Lighter +10%#71353A
Darker −10%#2B1516
Darker −20%#090405
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5C171C
Less saturated −25%#403334

Channel breakdown

R78
G37
B40
Red78 (30.6%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue355.61°
Saturation (HSL)35.65%
Lightness22.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 25 · B 28

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