What color is #4A2528?

#4A2528 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 #4A2528?

The RGB value is 74, 37, 40: 74 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2528?

The complementary color is #254A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2528 color

#4A2528 rgb(74, 37, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #4A2528 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 14.5% green and 15.7% blue (74, 37, 40).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 46% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#4A2528 color codes

HEX	`#4A2528`
RGB	`rgb(74, 37, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 14.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 50%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 46%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.77, 17.81, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.77, 18.74, 18.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.869, 2.933, 2.369)`
Decimal	`4859176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2528, 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 #4A2528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #4A2528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2528; }
.text { color: #4a2528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 37 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2528, #4a3525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4A2528?: #4A2528 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 #4A2528?: The RGB value is 74, 37, 40: 74 red, 37 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2528?: The complementary color is #254A47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.