Information about #4E1220 color

#4E1220 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4E1220 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(78, 18, 32) (30.6% red, 7.1% green, 12.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 24 / 18 / 69 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored earthy red, #4E1220 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Rendezvous (#561426). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Mayhem (#4D1B25) and Maroon Oak (#520C17).

In RGB terms — rgb(78, 18, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4E1220 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #4E1220 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4E1220 color variations

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

#4E1220 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 #4E1220

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

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Ravishing color link
Ravishing

#401A22

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E1220
  • RGB78, 18, 32
  • CMYK0, 24, 18, 69
  • CSSrgb(78, 18, 32)
  • HSL346°, 63%, 19%
  • HSL Precise346°, 62.5%, 18.824%
  • HSV346°, 77%, 31%
  • HSB346°, 77%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.071, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.071, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.071, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4E1220
  • DECIMAL ID5116448
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01