Recognised as Colour
#4E3639
- #4E3639
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#4E3639 is a red with RGB values 78, 54, 57 and HSL 353°, 18%, 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
#4E3639#4E3639
HEX#4E3639
RGBrgb(78, 54, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2118, 0.2235
RGB percentages30.6%, 21.2%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(352.5, 18.2%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(352.5, 30.8%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 30.8%, 26.9%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,125,689
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3639;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04553WCAG 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 10.99:1
Contrast with white10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#B1C9C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#364E4B
Analogous#4E3645, #4E3F36
Triadic#394E36, #36394E
Split complementary#364E3F, #36454E
Tetradic#454E36, #364E4B, #3F364E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G54
B57
Red78 (30.6%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue352.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 36 · B 39
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