Colour
#4E2937
- #4E2937
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#4E2937 is a red with RGB values 78, 41, 55 and HSL 337°, 31%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#4E2937#4E2937
HEX#4E2937
RGBrgb(78, 41, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1608, 0.2157
RGB percentages30.6%, 16.1%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(337.3, 31.1%, 23.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(337.3, 47.4%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 47.4%, 29.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,359
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2937;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03481WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#B1D6C8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#294E40
Analogous#4E2949, #4E2D29
Triadic#374E29, #29374E
Split complementary#294E2D, #294A4E
Tetradic#4A4E29, #294E40, #2E294E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G41
B55
Red78 (30.6%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue337.3°
Saturation (HSL)31.09%
Lightness23.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 29 · B 37
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