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Recognised as Colour

#4E3F36

  • #4E3F36
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E3F36 is a orange with RGB values 78, 63, 54 and HSL 23°, 18%, 26%. 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

#4E3F36#4E3F36
HEX#4E3F36
RGBrgb(78, 63, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2471, 0.2118
RGB percentages30.6%, 24.7%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(22.5, 18.2%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.5, 30.8%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 19.2%, 30.8%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,127,990
CSS custom property--colour: #4E3F36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#B1C0C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#434035no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#474336no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#523C3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 18.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#36454E
Analogous#4E3639, #4E4B36
Triadic#364E3F, #3F364E
Split complementary#364E4B, #36394E
Tetradic#394E36, #36454E, #4B364E

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#B8A498
Lighter +30%#A3897A
Lighter +20%#8A7060
Lighter +10%#6C574B
Darker −10%#302721
Darker −20%#120E0C
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F3B26
Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R78
G63
B54
Red78 (30.6%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue22.5°
Saturation (HSL)18.18%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 3F · B 36

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