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Recognised as Colour

#4E353E

  • #4E353E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E353E is a red with RGB values 78, 53, 62 and HSL 338°, 19%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E353E#4E353E
HEX#4E353E
RGBrgb(78, 53, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2078, 0.2431
RGB percentages30.6%, 20.8%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(338.4, 19.1%, 25.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.4, 32.1%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 32.1%, 20.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,125,438
CSS custom property--colour: #4E353E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.04:1
Contrast with white11.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#B1CAC1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#38393Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E3E3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#523438no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 23Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.4Black · ΔE 28.4Gray · ΔE 31.1Slate grey · ΔE 32.7Light slate grey · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 23.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#354E45
Analogous#4E354A, #4E3935
Triadic#3E4E35, #353E4E
Split complementary#354E39, #354A4E
Tetradic#4A4E35, #354E45, #39354E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B897A3
Lighter +30%#A47888
Lighter +20%#8B5E6E
Lighter +10%#6C4A56
Darker −10%#302026
Darker −20%#110C0E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E2539
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R78
G53
B62
Red78 (30.6%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue338.4°
Saturation (HSL)19.08%
Lightness25.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 35 · B 3E

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