What color is #4A3D45?

#4A3D45 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3D45?

The RGB value is 74, 61, 69: 74 red, 61 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3D45?

The complementary color is #3D4A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3D45 color

#4A3D45 rgb(74, 61, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A3D45 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 23.9% green and 27.1% blue (74, 61, 69).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#4A3D45 color codes

HEX	`#4A3D45`
RGB	`rgb(74, 61, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 23.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 18%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.36, 7.27, -2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.36, 7.78, 339.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.567, 5.223, 6.344)`
Decimal	`4865349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3D45, 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 #4A3D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #4A3D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3d45; }
.text { color: #4a3d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 61 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3d45, #4a3d3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4A3D45?: #4A3D45 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3D45?: The RGB value is 74, 61, 69: 74 red, 61 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3D45?: The complementary color is #3D4A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.