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Recognised as Colour

#4E2837

  • #4E2837
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4E2837 is a red with RGB values 78, 40, 55 and HSL 336°, 32%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4E2837#4E2837
HEX#4E2837
RGBrgb(78, 40, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1569, 0.2157
RGB percentages30.6%, 15.7%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(336.3, 32.2%, 23.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.3, 48.7%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 48.7%, 29.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,103
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2837;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#B1D7C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D3038no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#363636no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#53262Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29.4Dim grey · ΔE 30.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.1Gray · ΔE 37.7Slate grey · ΔE 39.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 41.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 29.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#284E3F
Analogous#4E284A, #4E2C28
Triadic#374E28, #28374E
Split complementary#284E2C, #284A4E
Tetradic#4A4E28, #284E3F, #2C284E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF839B
Lighter +30%#AE617F
Lighter +20%#914B67
Lighter +10%#70394F
Darker −10%#2C171F
Darker −20%#0B0507
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D1934
Less saturated −25%#3F373A

Channel breakdown

R78
G40
B55
Red78 (30.6%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue336.32°
Saturation (HSL)32.2%
Lightness23.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 28 · B 37

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