What color is #4E3440?

#4E3440 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3440?

The RGB value is 78, 52, 64: 78 red, 52 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3440?

The complementary color is #344E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3440 color

#4E3440 rgb(78, 52, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E3440 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20.4% green and 25.1% blue (78, 52, 64).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#4E3440 color codes

HEX	`#4E3440`
RGB	`rgb(78, 52, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 18%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.09, 13.83, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.09, 14.11, 348.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.295, 4.446, 5.429)`
Decimal	`5125184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3440, 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 #4E3440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #4E3440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3440; }
.text { color: #4e3440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 52 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3440, #4e3534); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E3440?: #4E3440 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3440?: The RGB value is 78, 52, 64: 78 red, 52 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3440?: The complementary color is #344E42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.