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Recognised as Colour

#4E393D

  • #4E393D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E393D is a red with RGB values 78, 57, 61 and HSL 349°, 16%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E393D#4E393D
HEX#4E393D
RGBrgb(78, 57, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2235, 0.2392
RGB percentages30.6%, 22.4%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(348.6, 15.6%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.6, 26.9%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 26.9%, 21.8%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,126,461
CSS custom property--colour: #4E393D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04883WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B1C6C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C3C3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#41403Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#52383Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.8Black · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 31.4Light slate grey · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#394E4A
Analogous#4E3948, #4E3F39
Triadic#3D4E39, #393D4E
Split complementary#394E3F, #39484E
Tetradic#484E39, #394E4A, #3F394E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B79CA1
Lighter +30%#A17F85
Lighter +20%#89646B
Lighter +10%#6B4F54
Darker −10%#312326
Darker −20%#130E0F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F2833
Less saturated −25%#444444

Channel breakdown

R78
G57
B61
Red78 (30.6%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue348.57°
Saturation (HSL)15.56%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 39 · B 3D

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