What color is #4A190F?

#4A190F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A190F?

The RGB value is 74, 25, 15: 74 red, 25 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A190F?

The complementary color is #0F404A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A190F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A190F color

#4A190F rgb(74, 25, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A190F is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 9.8% green and 5.9% blue (74, 25, 15).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 66% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 80% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rush (#4E1B0B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#4A190F color codes

HEX	`#4A190F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 25, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 9.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 66%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 80%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 80%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.43, 22.62, 18.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.43, 29.09, 38.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.258, 2.186, 0.702)`
Decimal	`4856079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A190F, 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 #4A190F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A190F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #4A190F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a190f; }
.text { color: #4a190f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a190f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 25 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a190f, #4a370f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #4A190F?: #4A190F is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A190F?: The RGB value is 74, 25, 15: 74 red, 25 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A190F?: The complementary color is #0F404A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A190F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.