What color is #4C022F?

#4C022F is a very dark, vivid rose known as Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Evil Empire?

The RGB value is 76, 2, 47: 76 red, 2 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Evil Empire?

The complementary color is #024C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C022F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Evil Empire color: hex code #4C022F

#4C022F rgb(76, 2, 47)

Shades of purple

Evil Empire has the hex code #4C022F. It is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 0.8% green and 18.4% blue (76, 2, 47).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 95% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 38% yellow and 70% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

Evil Empire (#4C022F) color codes

HEX	`#4C022F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 2, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 0.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 95%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 97%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 38%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.32, 35.9, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.32, 36.6, 348.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.516, 1.786, 2.848)`
Decimal	`4981295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Evil Empire, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4C022F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C022F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4C022F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c022f; }
.text { color: #4c022f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c022f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 2 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c022f, #4c020a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4C022F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4C022F?: #4C022F is a very dark, vivid rose known as Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Evil Empire?: The RGB value is 76, 2, 47: 76 red, 2 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Evil Empire?: The complementary color is #024C1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C022F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.