Information about #4E221A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored earthy red, #4E221A leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rialto (#4C2322). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cocoa Bean (#481C1C) and Scoria (#532620).
The recipe behind #4E221A is rgb(78, 34, 26), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #4E221A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#4E221A color variations
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#4E221A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4E221A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4E221A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#4E221A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4E221A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #4E221A color
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Nearest named colors to #4E221A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C2322
#481C1C
#532620
#511D22
#4F2525
#42231B
#5A2019
#522426
#4E2D21
#4D1B25
#592720
#551B24
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4E221A
- RGB78, 34, 26
- CMYK0, 17, 20, 69
- CSSrgb(78, 34, 26)
- HSL9°, 50%, 20%
- HSL Precise9.231°, 50%, 20.392%
- HSV9°, 67%, 31%
- HSB9°, 67%, 31%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
- GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.133, 0.102)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.133, 0.102, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.133, 0.102)
- Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID4E221A
- DECIMAL ID5120538
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
