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Recognised as Colour

#4E2A37

  • #4E2A37
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#4E2A37 is a red with RGB values 78, 42, 55 and HSL 338°, 30%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#4E2A37#4E2A37
HEX#4E2A37
RGBrgb(78, 42, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1647, 0.2157
RGB percentages30.6%, 16.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(338.3, 30%, 23.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.3, 46.2%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 46.2%, 29.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,122,615
CSS custom property--colour: #4E2A37;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03551WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#B1D5C8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F3137no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#383736no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#53282Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 29Dim grey · ΔE 29.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.8Gray · ΔE 36.6Slate grey · ΔE 38.3Light slate grey · ΔE 41
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A4E41
Analogous#4E2A49, #4E2F2A
Triadic#374E2A, #2A374E
Split complementary#2A4E2F, #2A494E
Tetradic#494E2A, #2A4E41, #2F2A4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BE869A
Lighter +30%#AC657F
Lighter +20%#904E66
Lighter +10%#6F3C4E
Darker −10%#2D1820
Darker −20%#0C0608
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5D1B33
Less saturated −25%#3F393B

Channel breakdown

R78
G42
B55
Red78 (30.6%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue338.33°
Saturation (HSL)30%
Lightness23.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 2A · B 37

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