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Recognised as Colour

#4E321B

  • #4E321B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E321B is a orange with RGB values 78, 50, 27 and HSL 27°, 49%, 21%. 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

#4E321B#4E321B
HEX#4E321B
RGBrgb(78, 50, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.1961, 0.1059
RGB percentages30.6%, 19.6%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(27.1, 48.6%, 20.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(27.1, 65.4%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 35.9%, 65.4%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,124,635
CSS custom property--colour: #4E321B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#B1CDE4

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#3A3419no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#413B1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Tritanopia#552C2Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 30.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1B374E
Analogous#4E1B1D, #4E4C1B
Triadic#1B4E32, #321B4E
Split complementary#1B4E4B, #1B1E4E
Tetradic#1E4E1B, #1B374E, #4B1B4E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#CB966A
Lighter +30%#BE7B44
Lighter +20%#9A6335
Lighter +10%#744A28
Darker −10%#281A0E
Darker −20%#020101
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5B310E
Less saturated −25%#413328

Channel breakdown

R78
G50
B27
Red78 (30.6%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue27.06°
Saturation (HSL)48.57%
Lightness20.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 32 · B 1B

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