What color is #4B0014?

#4B0014 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B0014?

The RGB value is 75, 0, 20: 75 red, 0 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B0014?

The complementary color is #004B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B0014?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B0014 color

#4B0014 rgb(75, 0, 20)

Shades of red

The hex color #4B0014 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 0% green and 7.8% blue (75, 0, 20).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 73% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Merguez (#650021), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#4B0014 color codes

HEX	`#4B0014`
RGB	`rgb(75, 0, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 0%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.9, 33.93, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.9, 35.6, 17.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.028, 1.547, 0.801)`
Decimal	`4915220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B0014, 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 #4B0014	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B0014 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #4B0014 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b0014; }
.text { color: #4b0014; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b0014; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 0 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b0014, #4b1200); }

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Questions

What color is #4B0014?: #4B0014 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B0014?: The RGB value is 75, 0, 20: 75 red, 0 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B0014?: The complementary color is #004B37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B0014?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.