What color is #4A2231?

#4A2231 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2231?

The RGB value is 74, 34, 49: 74 red, 34 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2231?

The complementary color is #224A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2231 color

#4A2231 rgb(74, 34, 49)

Shades of red

The hex color #4A2231 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 13.3% green and 19.2% blue (74, 34, 49).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 37% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 34% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#4A2231 color codes

HEX	`#4A2231`
RGB	`rgb(74, 34, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 13.3%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 37%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 54%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 34%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.32, 20.97, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.32, 21, 357.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.951, 2.822, 3.242)`
Decimal	`4858417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2231, 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 #4A2231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #4A2231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2231; }
.text { color: #4a2231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 34 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2231, #4a2722); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4A2231?: #4A2231 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2231?: The RGB value is 74, 34, 49: 74 red, 34 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2231?: The complementary color is #224A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.