What color is #4A2A33?

#4A2A33 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2A33?

The RGB value is 74, 42, 51: 74 red, 42 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2A33?

The complementary color is #2A4A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2A33 color

#4A2A33 rgb(74, 42, 51)

Shades of red

The hex color #4A2A33 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 16.5% green and 20% blue (74, 42, 51).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 31% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#4A2A33 color codes

HEX	`#4A2A33`
RGB	`rgb(74, 42, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 16.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 43%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 31%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.4, 16.26, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.4, 16.27, 1.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.25, 3.351, 3.554)`
Decimal	`4860467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2A33, 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 #4A2A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #4A2A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2a33; }
.text { color: #4a2a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 42 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2a33, #4a312a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4A2A33?: #4A2A33 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2A33?: The RGB value is 74, 42, 51: 74 red, 42 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2A33?: The complementary color is #2A4A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.