What color is #4A373B?

#4A373B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A373B?

The RGB value is 74, 55, 59: 74 red, 55 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A373B?

The complementary color is #374A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A373B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A373B color

#4A373B rgb(74, 55, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A373B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 21.6% green and 23.1% blue (74, 55, 59).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#4A373B color codes

HEX	`#4A373B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 55, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 21.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 26%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.27, 9.19, 0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.27, 9.23, 4.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.98, 4.504, 4.744)`
Decimal	`4863803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A373B, 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 #4A373B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A373B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #4A373B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a373b; }
.text { color: #4a373b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a373b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 55 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a373b, #4a3c37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4A373B?: #4A373B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A373B?: The RGB value is 74, 55, 59: 74 red, 55 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A373B?: The complementary color is #374A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A373B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.