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Recognised as Colour

#4E383E

  • #4E383E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E383E is a red with RGB values 78, 56, 62 and HSL 344°, 16%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E383E#4E383E
HEX#4E383E
RGBrgb(78, 56, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2196, 0.2431
RGB percentages30.6%, 22%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(343.6, 16.4%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 28.2%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 28.2%, 20.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,126,206
CSS custom property--colour: #4E383E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#B1C7C1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B3C3Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#403F3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#52373Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.5Black · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 29.5Slate grey · ΔE 31.6Light slate grey · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#384E48
Analogous#4E3849, #4E3D38
Triadic#3E4E38, #383E4E
Split complementary#384E3D, #38494E
Tetradic#494E38, #384E48, #3D384E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B79BA3
Lighter +30%#A27D87
Lighter +20%#89636D
Lighter +10%#6C4D56
Darker −10%#302326
Darker −20%#130D0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F2736
Less saturated −25%#434343

Channel breakdown

R78
G56
B62
Red78 (30.6%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue343.64°
Saturation (HSL)16.42%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 38 · B 3E

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