What color is #4A2322?

#4A2322 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2322?

The RGB value is 74, 35, 34: 74 red, 35 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2322?

The complementary color is #22494A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2322 color

#4A2322 rgb(74, 35, 34)

Shades of red

The hex color #4A2322 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 13.7% green and 13.3% blue (74, 35, 34).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 37% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 54% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#4A2322 color codes

HEX	`#4A2322`
RGB	`rgb(74, 35, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 13.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 37%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 54%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 54%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.11, 18.32, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.11, 20.45, 26.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.714, 2.774, 1.853)`
Decimal	`4858658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2322, 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 #4A2322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #4A2322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2322; }
.text { color: #4a2322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 35 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2322, #4a3722); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A2322?: #4A2322 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2322?: The RGB value is 74, 35, 34: 74 red, 35 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2322?: The complementary color is #22494A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.