What color is #4A0613?

#4A0613 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A0613?

The RGB value is 74, 6, 19: 74 red, 6 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A0613?

The complementary color is #064A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A0613?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A0613 color

#4A0613 rgb(74, 6, 19)

Shades of red

The hex color #4A0613 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 2.4% green and 7.5% blue (74, 6, 19).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 85% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 74% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#4A0613 color codes

HEX	`#4A0613`
RGB	`rgb(74, 6, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 2.4%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 85%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 92%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 74%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.43, 31.27, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.43, 33.53, 21.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.007, 1.634, 0.773)`
Decimal	`4851219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A0613, 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 #4A0613	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A0613 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #4A0613 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a0613; }
.text { color: #4a0613; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a0613; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 6 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a0613, #4a1b06); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A0613?: #4A0613 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A0613?: The RGB value is 74, 6, 19: 74 red, 6 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A0613?: The complementary color is #064A3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A0613?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.