Recognised as Colour
#4E3827
- #4E3827
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#4E3827 is a orange with RGB values 78, 56, 39 and HSL 26°, 33%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#4E3827#4E3827
HEX#4E3827
RGBrgb(78, 56, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2196, 0.1529
RGB percentages30.6%, 22%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(26.2, 33.3%, 22.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.2, 50%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 28.2%, 50%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,126,183
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3827;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.94:1
Contrast with white10.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#B1C7D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#273D4E
Analogous#4E272A, #4E4B27
Triadic#274E38, #38274E
Split complementary#274E4C, #27294E
Tetradic#2A4E27, #273D4E, #4B274E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G56
B39
Red78 (30.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue26.15°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness22.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 38 · B 27
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