Colour
#4E3A38
- #4E3A38
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#4E3A38 is a red with RGB values 78, 58, 56 and HSL 5°, 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
#4E3A38#4E3A38
HEX#4E3A38
RGBrgb(78, 58, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2275, 0.2196
RGB percentages30.6%, 22.7%, 22%
HSLhsl(5.5, 16.4%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 28.2%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 25.6%, 28.2%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,126,712
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3A38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04931WCAG 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 10.57:1
Contrast with white10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#B1C5C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#384C4E
Analogous#4E3841, #4E4538
Triadic#384E3A, #3A384E
Split complementary#384E45, #38414E
Tetradic#414E38, #384C4E, #45384E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G58
B56
Red78 (30.6%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue5.45°
Saturation (HSL)16.42%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 3A · B 38
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