What color is #4A383D?

#4A383D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A383D?

The RGB value is 74, 56, 61: 74 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A383D?

The complementary color is #384A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A383D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A383D color

#4A383D rgb(74, 56, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A383D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 22% green and 23.9% blue (74, 56, 61).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#4A383D color codes

HEX	`#4A383D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 56, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 22%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.63, 8.92, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.63, 8.92, 359.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.081, 4.621, 5.038)`
Decimal	`4864061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A383D, 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 #4A383D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A383D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4A383D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a383d; }
.text { color: #4a383d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a383d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 56 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a383d, #4a3c38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4A383D?: #4A383D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A383D?: The RGB value is 74, 56, 61: 74 red, 56 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A383D?: The complementary color is #384A45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A383D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.