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Recognised as Colour

#4E4640

  • #4E4640
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4640 is a orange with RGB values 78, 70, 64 and HSL 26°, 10%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4640#4E4640
HEX#4E4640
RGBrgb(78, 70, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2745, 0.251
RGB percentages30.6%, 27.5%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(25.7, 9.9%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(25.7, 17.9%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 17.9%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,129,792
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4640;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#B1B9BF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#484640no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4840no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#514444no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 15.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4Gray · ΔE 23.9Slate grey · ΔE 27.6Light slate grey · ΔE 30.5Black · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40484E
Analogous#4E4041, #4E4D40
Triadic#404E46, #46404E
Split complementary#404E4D, #40414E
Tetradic#414E40, #40484E, #4D404E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5ACA5
Lighter +30%#9E9289
Lighter +20%#86786E
Lighter +10%#6A5F57
Darker −10%#322D29
Darker −20%#161412
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#60432E
Less saturated −25%#474747

Channel breakdown

R78
G70
B64
Red78 (30.6%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue25.71°
Saturation (HSL)9.86%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 46 · B 40

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