What color is #4A2232?

#4A2232 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 #4A2232?

The RGB value is 74, 34, 50: 74 red, 34 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2232?

The complementary color is #224A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2232 color

#4A2232 rgb(74, 34, 50)

Shades of red

The hex color #4A2232 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 13.3% green and 19.6% blue (74, 34, 50).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 37% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 32% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#4A2232 color codes

HEX	`#4A2232`
RGB	`rgb(74, 34, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 13.3%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 37%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 54%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 32%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.35, 21.13, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.35, 21.2, 355.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.972, 2.831, 3.354)`
Decimal	`4858418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2232, 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 #4A2232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #4A2232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2232; }
.text { color: #4a2232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 34 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2232, #4a2622); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4A2232?: #4A2232 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 #4A2232?: The RGB value is 74, 34, 50: 74 red, 34 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2232?: The complementary color is #224A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.