What color is #4E333E?

#4E333E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E333E?

The RGB value is 78, 51, 62: 78 red, 51 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E333E?

The complementary color is #334E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E333E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E333E color

#4E333E rgb(78, 51, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E333E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20% green and 24.3% blue (78, 51, 62).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 21% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#4E333E color codes

HEX	`#4E333E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 51, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 21%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.75, 14.11, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.75, 14.24, 352.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.195, 4.335, 5.12)`
Decimal	`5124926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E333E, 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 #4E333E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E333E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #4E333E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e333e; }
.text { color: #4e333e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e333e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 51 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e333e, #4e3533); }

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Questions

What color is #4E333E?: #4E333E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E333E?: The RGB value is 78, 51, 62: 78 red, 51 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E333E?: The complementary color is #334E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E333E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.