What color is #4A1A37?

#4A1A37 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A1A37?

The RGB value is 74, 26, 55: 74 red, 26 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A1A37?

The complementary color is #1A4A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A1A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A1A37 color

#4A1A37 rgb(74, 26, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A1A37 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 10.2% green and 21.6% blue (74, 26, 55).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 48% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 26% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#4A1A37 color codes

HEX	`#4A1A37`
RGB	`rgb(74, 26, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 10.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 48%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 65%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 26%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.79, 26.58, -7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.79, 27.64, 344.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.883, 2.471, 3.886)`
Decimal	`4856375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A1A37, 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 #4A1A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A1A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #4A1A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a1a37; }
.text { color: #4a1a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a1a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 26 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a1a37, #4a1a1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #4A1A37?: #4A1A37 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A1A37?: The RGB value is 74, 26, 55: 74 red, 26 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A1A37?: The complementary color is #1A4A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A1A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.