Information about #4A2E26 color

#4A2E26 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4A2E26 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(74, 46, 38) — 29% red, 18% green, 14.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 14 / 71. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#4A2E26 presents itself as a softly balanced earthy red — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Baked Earth (#493028). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A) and Hinau (#482A25).

In RGB terms — rgb(74, 46, 38) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4A2E26: 12.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4A2E26 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4A2E26 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4A2E26 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4A2E26

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Baked Earth color link
Baked Earth

#493028

Brown Coffee color link
Brown Coffee

#4A2C2A

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Dark Ginger color link
Dark Ginger

#473029

Warmed Brown color link
Warmed Brown

#4A302B

Sofisticata color link
Sofisticata

#4E2D21

Rich Coffee color link
Rich Coffee

#47312B

Timberland color link
Timberland

#4C332A

Digeridoo color link
Digeridoo

#452924

Volcano color link
Volcano

#4E2728

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4A2E26
  • RGB74, 46, 38
  • CMYK0, 11, 14, 71
  • CSSrgb(74, 46, 38)
  • HSL13°, 32%, 22%
  • HSL Precise13.333°, 32.143%, 21.961%
  • HSV13°, 49%, 29%
  • HSB13°, 49%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • GLSLvec3(0.290, 0.180, 0.149)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.290, 0.180, 0.149, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.290, 0.180, 0.149)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4A2E26
  • DECIMAL ID4861478
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01