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Recognised as Colour

#4E2729

  • #4E2729
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4E2729 is a red with RGB values 78, 39, 41 and HSL 357°, 33%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4E2729#4E2729
HEX#4E2729
RGBrgb(78, 39, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1529, 0.1608
RGB percentages30.6%, 15.3%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(356.9, 33.3%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.9, 50%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 50%, 47.4%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,121,833
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2729;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.76:1
Contrast with white12.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#B1D8D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F2E29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#393528no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Tritanopia#552228no 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 text12.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.8Dim grey · ΔE 30.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.6Gray · ΔE 38.1Sienna · ΔE 38.3Saddle brown · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#274E4C
Analogous#4E273D, #4E3827
Triadic#294E27, #27294E
Split complementary#274E38, #273D4E
Tetradic#3D4E27, #274E4C, #38274E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C08184
Lighter +30%#AF5F63
Lighter +20%#92494D
Lighter +10%#70383B
Darker −10%#2C1617
Darker −20%#0A0505
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D181C
Less saturated −25%#3F3636

Channel breakdown

R78
G39
B41
Red78 (30.6%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue356.92°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 27 · B 29

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