What color is #4A042D?

#4A042D is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A042D?

The RGB value is 74, 4, 45: 74 red, 4 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A042D?

The complementary color is #044A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A042D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A042D color

#4A042D rgb(74, 4, 45)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A042D is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 1.6% green and 17.6% blue (74, 4, 45).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 90% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 39% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#4A042D color codes

HEX	`#4A042D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 4, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 1.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 90%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 95%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 39%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.02, 34.41, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.02, 34.96, 349.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.341, 1.733, 2.641)`
Decimal	`4850733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A042D, 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 #4A042D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A042D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #4A042D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a042d; }
.text { color: #4a042d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a042d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 4 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a042d, #4a040a); }

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Questions

What color is #4A042D?: #4A042D is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A042D?: The RGB value is 74, 4, 45: 74 red, 4 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A042D?: The complementary color is #044A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A042D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.