What color is #4A1B1E?

#4A1B1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A1B1E?

The RGB value is 74, 27, 30: 74 red, 27 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A1B1E?

The complementary color is #1B4A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A1B1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A1B1E color

#4A1B1E rgb(74, 27, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #4A1B1E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 10.6% green and 11.8% blue (74, 27, 30).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 47% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 59% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#4A1B1E color codes

HEX	`#4A1B1E`
RGB	`rgb(74, 27, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 10.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 47%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 64%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 59%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.15, 22.67, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.15, 24.48, 22.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.451, 2.334, 1.497)`
Decimal	`4856606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A1B1E, 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 #4A1B1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A1B1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #4A1B1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a1b1e; }
.text { color: #4a1b1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a1b1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 27 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a1b1e, #4a301b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #4A1B1E?: #4A1B1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A1B1E?: The RGB value is 74, 27, 30: 74 red, 27 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A1B1E?: The complementary color is #1B4A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A1B1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.