What color is #4A1A38?

#4A1A38 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 #4A1A38?

The RGB value is 74, 26, 56: 74 red, 26 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A1A38?

The complementary color is #1A4A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A1A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A1A38 color

#4A1A38 rgb(74, 26, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A1A38 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 10.2% green and 22% blue (74, 26, 56).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 48% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 24% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#4A1A38 color codes

HEX	`#4A1A38`
RGB	`rgb(74, 26, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 10.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 48%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 65%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 24%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.83, 26.74, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.83, 27.98, 342.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.907, 2.481, 4.014)`
Decimal	`4856376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A1A38, 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 #4A1A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A1A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #4A1A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a1a38; }
.text { color: #4a1a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a1a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 26 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a1a38, #4a1a20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #4A1A38?: #4A1A38 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 #4A1A38?: The RGB value is 74, 26, 56: 74 red, 26 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A1A38?: The complementary color is #1A4A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A1A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.