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Recognised as Colour

#4E4045

  • #4E4045
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4045 is a red with RGB values 78, 64, 69 and HSL 339°, 10%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4045#4E4045
HEX#4E4045
RGBrgb(78, 64, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.251, 0.2706
RGB percentages30.6%, 25.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(338.6, 9.9%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.6, 17.9%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 17.9%, 11.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,128,261
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4045;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#434343
Inverted#B1BFBA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414245no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#444445no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#504042no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1Gray · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Black · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#404E49
Analogous#4E404C, #4E4240
Triadic#454E40, #40454E
Split complementary#404E42, #404C4E
Tetradic#4C4E40, #404E49, #42404E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5A5AB
Lighter +30%#9E8990
Lighter +20%#866E77
Lighter +10%#6A575E
Darker −10%#32292C
Darker −20%#161213
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#602E40
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R78
G64
B69
Red78 (30.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue338.57°
Saturation (HSL)9.86%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 40 · B 45

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