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4E002E

#4E002E closest to Dark Sanctuary

#4E002E is a very dark, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Dark Sanctuary. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 0.0% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(78, 0, 46)). Its HSL value is 325° hue, 100% saturation and 15% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 41% yellow and 69% black. #4E002E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.40:1.

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Variations of #4E002E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4E002E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

4E002E2E4E00002E4E
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4E002E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E002E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #29292C
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #121C2F
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2C192E
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #29292C
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #36212D
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #550017
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #510025
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #252525
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #331F27

#4E002E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.40:1 Super#4E002E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#4E002E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E002E in CSS

/* Dark Sanctuary */
.color { color: #4E002E; }
.background { background-color: #4E002E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E002E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 0 46);
color: hsl(325 100% 15%);
color: oklch(0.278 0.115 352.2);

#4E002E FAQ

What color is #4E002E?

#4E002E is a very dark, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Dark Sanctuary. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E002E?

#4E002E is rgb(78, 0, 46) in RGB, hsl(325, 100%, 15%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 41%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E002E?

The complementary color of #4E002E is #004E20, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E002E?

White text has the best contrast on #4E002E: 15.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E002E a warm or cool color?

#4E002E is a warm color.