What color is #4A2E37?

#4A2E37 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2E37?

The RGB value is 74, 46, 55: 74 red, 46 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2E37?

The complementary color is #2E4A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2E37 color

#4A2E37 rgb(74, 46, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #4A2E37 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 18% green and 21.6% blue (74, 46, 55).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 26% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#4A2E37 color codes

HEX	`#4A2E37`
RGB	`rgb(74, 46, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 18%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 38%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 26%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.6, 14.36, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.6, 14.36, 358.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.491, 3.686, 4.089)`
Decimal	`4861495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2E37, 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 #4A2E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #4A2E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2e37; }
.text { color: #4a2e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 46 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2e37, #4a332e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4A2E37?: #4A2E37 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2E37?: The RGB value is 74, 46, 55: 74 red, 46 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2E37?: The complementary color is #2E4A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.