Information about #4E3138 color

#4E3138 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4E3138 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(78, 49, 56) — 30.6% red, 19.2% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 9 / 69. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #4E3138 reads as a gently muted warm red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from RockrJen (#4C313E). Slightly further away sit Night Owl (#483335) and Wine Berry (#522C35).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(78, 49, 56)), which gives #4E3138 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4E3138: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:69) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #4E3138 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4E3138 color variations

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#4E3138 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 #4E3138

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

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Night Owl color link
Night Owl

#483335

Wine Berry color link
Wine Berry

#522C35

Cab Sav color link
Cab Sav

#4A2E32

Port Royale color link
Port Royale

#512B33

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Bean color link
Bean

#4A3531

Purple Kite color link
Purple Kite

#512C31

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Barossa color link
Barossa

#452E39

Jarrah Tree color link
Jarrah Tree

#52312F

Attitude color link
Attitude

#532B32

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E3138
  • RGB78, 49, 56
  • CMYK0, 11, 9, 69
  • CSSrgb(78, 49, 56)
  • HSL346°, 23%, 25%
  • HSL Precise345.517°, 22.835%, 24.902%
  • HSV346°, 37%, 31%
  • HSB346°, 37%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.192, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.192, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.192, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4E3138
  • DECIMAL ID5124408
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01