What color is #4A3939?

#4A3939 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 #4A3939?

The RGB value is 74, 57, 57: 74 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3939?

The complementary color is #394A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3939 color

#4A3939 rgb(74, 57, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A3939 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 22.4% green and 22.4% blue (74, 57, 57).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#4A3939 color codes

HEX	`#4A3939`
RGB	`rgb(74, 57, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 22.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.8, 7.51, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.8, 8.04, 20.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.026, 4.678, 4.508)`
Decimal	`4864313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3939, 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 #4A3939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #4A3939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3939; }
.text { color: #4a3939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 57 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3939, #4a4239); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4A3939?: #4A3939 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 #4A3939?: The RGB value is 74, 57, 57: 74 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3939?: The complementary color is #394A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.