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Recognised as Colour

#4E4243

  • #4E4243
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4243 is a red with RGB values 78, 66, 67 and HSL 355°, 8%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4243#4E4243
HEX#4E4243
RGBrgb(78, 66, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2588, 0.2627
RGB percentages30.6%, 25.9%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(355, 8.3%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 15.4%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 14.1%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,128,771
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4243;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness69.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#B1BDBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444443no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#464643no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#514142no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.9Gray · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Black · ΔE 29.7Light slate grey · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#424E4D
Analogous#4E4249, #4E4742
Triadic#434E42, #42434E
Split complementary#424E47, #42494E
Tetradic#494E42, #424E4D, #47424E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5A7A8
Lighter +30%#9D8C8D
Lighter +20%#857172
Lighter +10%#6A595B
Darker −10%#322B2B
Darker −20%#171314
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#603034
Less saturated −25%#484848

Channel breakdown

R78
G66
B67
Red78 (30.6%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue355°
Saturation (HSL)8.33%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 42 · B 43

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