#4E281D Color

#4E281D is rgb(78, 40, 29) in RGB, hsl(13, 46%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 63%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sienna (#3C1414), visibly different at ΔE 10.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E281D

HEX#4E281D

RGBrgb(78, 40, 29)

HSLhsl(13, 46%, 21%)

HSVhsv(13, 63%, 31%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 63%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(32.5% 0.06 37)

LABlab(21.17% 17.29 15.42)

LCHlch(21.17% 23.16 41.72)

What #4E281D 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 #4E281D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sienna#3C1414ΔE 10.08 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 10.48 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 11.01 Black Bean#3D0C02ΔE 11.87 Royal Brown#523B35ΔE 12.31 Van Dyke Brown#664228ΔE 13.15

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#4E281D Channel Values

How #4E281D 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 40 · B 29	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 13° · S 46% · L 21%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 13° · S 63% · V 31%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 49% · Y 63% · K 69%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	12.76:1 vs white · 1.65:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E281D 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 text12.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4E281D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E281D; 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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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #4E281D

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 #4E281D 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#4E281D

Protanopia#31311D

Protanomaly#3E2E1D

Deuteranopia#38381B

Deuteranomaly#42321C

Tritanopia#4F2727

Tritanomaly#4E2723

Achromatopsia#323232

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Using #4E281D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4e281d: #4E281D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E281D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e281d': '#4E281D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.157, blue: 0.114)

Android XML<color name="color_4e281d">#4E281D</color>

SVG fillfill="#4E281D"

More Red Colors

#4E281D sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#4E281D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E281D?

#4E281D is a dark red — rgb(78, 40, 29) in RGB and hsl(13, 46%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sienna (#3C1414), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.08.

What is the RGB value of #4E281D?

#4E281D is rgb(78, 40, 29) — red 78, green 40, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E281D?

#4E281D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 63%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E281D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E281D scores 12.76:1 against white and 1.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E281D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E281D 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 31.38, which is a different colour altogether.

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