What color is #4A263C?

#4A263C 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 #4A263C?

The RGB value is 74, 38, 60: 74 red, 38 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A263C?

The complementary color is #264A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A263C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A263C color

#4A263C rgb(74, 38, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A263C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 14.9% green and 23.5% blue (74, 38, 60).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 19% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#4A263C color codes

HEX	`#4A263C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 38, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 14.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 19%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.71, 20.39, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.71, 21.45, 341.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.333, 3.169, 4.657)`
Decimal	`4859452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A263C, 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 #4A263C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A263C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #4A263C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a263c; }
.text { color: #4a263c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a263c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 38 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a263c, #4a262a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4A263C?: #4A263C 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 #4A263C?: The RGB value is 74, 38, 60: 74 red, 38 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A263C?: The complementary color is #264A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A263C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.