What color is #4A2B3D?

#4A2B3D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2B3D?

The RGB value is 74, 43, 61: 74 red, 43 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2B3D?

The complementary color is #2B4A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2B3D color

#4A2B3D rgb(74, 43, 61)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4A2B3D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 16.9% green and 23.9% blue (74, 43, 61).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 26% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#4A2B3D color codes

HEX	`#4A2B3D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 43, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 16.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 26%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 42%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.02, 17.41, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.02, 18.22, 342.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.53, 3.521, 4.855)`
Decimal	`4860733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2B3D, 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 #4A2B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #4A2B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2b3d; }
.text { color: #4a2b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 43 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2b3d, #4a2b2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A2B3D?: #4A2B3D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2B3D?: The RGB value is 74, 43, 61: 74 red, 43 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2B3D?: The complementary color is #2B4A38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.