#4E1834 Color

#4E1834 is rgb(78, 24, 52) in RGB, hsl(329, 53%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 33%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E1834

HEX#4E1834

RGBrgb(78, 24, 52)

HSLhsl(329, 53%, 20%)

HSVhsv(329, 69%, 31%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 33%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(30.5% 0.088 351.4)

LABlab(18.18% 28.11 -4.62)

LCHlch(18.18% 28.49 350.67)

What #4E1834 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4E1834, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 7.94 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 10.63 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 13.69 Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 14.61 Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 15.13 Zinfandel Red#5A3844ΔE 15.33

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#4E1834 Channel Values

How #4E1834 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 78 · G 24 · B 52	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 329° · S 53% · L 20%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 329° · S 69% · V 31%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 69% · Y 33% · K 69%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.96:1 vs white · 1.5:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E1834 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4E1834

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E1834; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4E1834

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #4E1834 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4E1834

Protanopia#272734

Protanomaly#3A2234

Deuteranopia#323232

Deuteranomaly#3F2933

Tritanopia#4C1D1D

Tritanomaly#4D1B28

Achromatopsia#2C2C2C

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Using #4E1834 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4e1834: #4E1834;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E1834;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e1834': '#4E1834' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.094, blue: 0.204)

Android XML<color name="color_4e1834">#4E1834</color>

SVG fillfill="#4E1834"

More Pink Colors

#4E1834 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#4E1834 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E1834?

#4E1834 is a dark pink — rgb(78, 24, 52) in RGB and hsl(329, 53%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.94.

What is the RGB value of #4E1834?

#4E1834 is rgb(78, 24, 52) — red 78, green 24, and blue 52 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E1834?

#4E1834 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 33%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E1834 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E1834 scores 13.96:1 against white and 1.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E1834 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E1834 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 33.79, which is a different colour altogether.

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