What color is #4A1C3A?

#4A1C3A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A1C3A?

The RGB value is 74, 28, 58: 74 red, 28 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A1C3A?

The complementary color is #1C4A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A1C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A1C3A color

#4A1C3A rgb(74, 28, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A1C3A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 11% green and 22.7% blue (74, 28, 58).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 45% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 22% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#4A1C3A color codes

HEX	`#4A1C3A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 28, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 11%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 45%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 62%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 22%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.33, 25.99, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.33, 27.46, 341.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.003, 2.592, 4.292)`
Decimal	`4856890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A1C3A, 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 #4A1C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A1C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #4A1C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a1c3a; }
.text { color: #4a1c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a1c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 28 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a1c3a, #4a1c23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4A1C3A?: #4A1C3A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A1C3A?: The RGB value is 74, 28, 58: 74 red, 28 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A1C3A?: The complementary color is #1C4A2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A1C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.