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Recognised as Colour

#4E443C

  • #4E443C
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E443C is a orange with RGB values 78, 68, 60 and HSL 27°, 13%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E443C#4E443C
HEX#4E443C
RGBrgb(78, 68, 60)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2667, 0.2353
RGB percentages30.6%, 26.7%, 23.5%
HSLhsl(26.7, 13%, 27.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(26.7, 23.1%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.8%, 23.1%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,276
CSS custom property--colour: #4E443C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#B1BBC3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#47453Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#49473Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#514242no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 16.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.7Gray · ΔE 25Slate grey · ΔE 29.2Black · ΔE 30.4Light slate grey · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 16.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C464E
Analogous#4E3C3D, #4E4D3C
Triadic#3C4E44, #443C4E
Split complementary#3C4E4D, #3C3D4E
Tetradic#3D4E3C, #3C464E, #4D3C4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6AAA0
Lighter +30%#A09083
Lighter +20%#887668
Lighter +10%#6B5D52
Darker −10%#312B26
Darker −20%#141210
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5F422B
Less saturated −25%#454545

Channel breakdown

R78
G68
B60
Red78 (30.6%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue60 (23.5%)
Hue26.67°
Saturation (HSL)13.04%
Lightness27.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 44 · B 3C

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