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Recognised as Colour

#4E3030

  • #4E3030
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E3030 is a red with RGB values 78, 48, 48 and HSL 0°, 24%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E3030#4E3030
HEX#4E3030
RGBrgb(78, 48, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1882, 0.1882
RGB percentages30.6%, 18.8%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(0, 23.8%, 24.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 38.5%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 38.5%, 38.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,124,144
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3030;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#B1CFCF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#363430no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D3A30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#542D30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 25.6Black · ΔE 27.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2Gray · ΔE 33.5Slate grey · ΔE 37.1Sienna · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 25.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#304E4E
Analogous#4E303F, #4E3F30
Triadic#304E30, #30304E
Split complementary#304E3F, #303F4E
Tetradic#3F4E30, #304E4E, #3F304E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BA9090
Lighter +30%#A77070
Lighter +20%#8D5757
Lighter +10%#6E4343
Darker −10%#2E1D1D
Darker −20%#0F0909
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E2020
Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R78
G48
B48
Red78 (30.6%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)23.81%
Lightness24.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 30 · B 30

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