What color is #4E1A12?

#4E1A12 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E1A12?

The RGB value is 78, 26, 18: 78 red, 26 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E1A12?

The complementary color is #12464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E1A12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E1A12 color

#4E1A12 rgb(78, 26, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E1A12 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 10.2% green and 7.1% blue (78, 26, 18).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 63% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 77% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Minotaur Hide (#4A120D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#4E1A12 color codes

HEX	`#4E1A12`
RGB	`rgb(78, 26, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 10.2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 63%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 77%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 77%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.47, 23.96, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.47, 29.99, 36.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.621, 2.403, 0.845)`
Decimal	`5118482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E1A12, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4E1A12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E1A12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4E1A12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e1a12; }
.text { color: #4e1a12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e1a12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 26 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e1a12, #4e3812); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #4E1A12?: #4E1A12 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E1A12?: The RGB value is 78, 26, 18: 78 red, 26 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E1A12?: The complementary color is #12464E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E1A12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.