What color is #4A221D?

#4A221D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A221D?

The RGB value is 74, 34, 29: 74 red, 34 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A221D?

The complementary color is #1D454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A221D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A221D color

#4A221D rgb(74, 34, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A221D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 13.3% green and 11.4% blue (74, 34, 29).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 44% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 61% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#4A221D color codes

HEX	`#4A221D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 34, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 13.3%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 44%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 61%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 61%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.75, 18.4, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.75, 22.01, 33.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.618, 2.689, 1.491)`
Decimal	`4858397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A221D, 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 #4A221D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A221D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #4A221D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a221d; }
.text { color: #4a221d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a221d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 34 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a221d, #4a391d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4A221D?: #4A221D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A221D?: The RGB value is 74, 34, 29: 74 red, 34 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A221D?: The complementary color is #1D454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A221D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.