What color is #4A233C?

#4A233C 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 #4A233C?

The RGB value is 74, 35, 60: 74 red, 35 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A233C?

The complementary color is #234A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A233C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A233C color

#4A233C rgb(74, 35, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A233C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 13.7% green and 23.5% blue (74, 35, 60).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 36% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 19% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#4A233C color codes

HEX	`#4A233C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 35, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 13.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 36%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 53%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 19%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.98, 22.25, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.98, 23.56, 340.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.241, 2.984, 4.627)`
Decimal	`4858684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A233C, 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 #4A233C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A233C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #4A233C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a233c; }
.text { color: #4a233c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a233c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 35 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a233c, #4a2328); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4A233C?: #4A233C 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 #4A233C?: The RGB value is 74, 35, 60: 74 red, 35 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A233C?: The complementary color is #234A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A233C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.