Recognised as Colour
#4E3E41
- #4E3E41
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#4E3E41 is a red with RGB values 78, 62, 65 and HSL 349°, 11%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#4E3E41#4E3E41
HEX#4E3E41
RGBrgb(78, 62, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2431, 0.2549
RGB percentages30.6%, 24.3%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(348.8, 11.4%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 20.5%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 20.5%, 16.7%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,127,745
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3E41;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.05:1
Contrast with white10.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#B1C1BE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E4E4B
Analogous#4E3E49, #4E433E
Triadic#414E3E, #3E414E
Split complementary#3E4E43, #3E494E
Tetradic#494E3E, #3E4E4B, #433E4E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R78
G62
B65
Red78 (30.6%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue348.75°
Saturation (HSL)11.43%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 3E · B 41
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