What color is #4A343D?

#4A343D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A343D?

The RGB value is 74, 52, 61: 74 red, 52 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A343D?

The complementary color is #344A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A343D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A343D color

#4A343D rgb(74, 52, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A343D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 20.4% green and 23.9% blue (74, 52, 61).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#4A343D color codes

HEX	`#4A343D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 52, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 20.4%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 30%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.48, 11.54, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.48, 11.67, 351.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.894, 4.249, 4.976)`
Decimal	`4863037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A343D, 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 #4A343D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A343D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #4A343D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a343d; }
.text { color: #4a343d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a343d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 52 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a343d, #4a3634); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A343D?: #4A343D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A343D?: The RGB value is 74, 52, 61: 74 red, 52 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A343D?: The complementary color is #344A41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A343D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.