What color is #4B1136?

#4B1136 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B1136?

The RGB value is 75, 17, 54: 75 red, 17 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B1136?

The complementary color is #114B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B1136?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B1136 color

#4B1136 rgb(75, 17, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B1136 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 6.7% green and 21.2% blue (75, 17, 54).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 63% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 28% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#4B1136 color codes

HEX	`#4B1136`
RGB	`rgb(75, 17, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 6.7%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 63%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 77%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 28%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.32, 31.17, -9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.32, 32.47, 343.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.768, 2.163, 3.708)`
Decimal	`4919606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B1136, 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 #4B1136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B1136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #4B1136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b1136; }
.text { color: #4b1136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b1136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 17 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b1136, #4b1119); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B1136?: #4B1136 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B1136?: The RGB value is 75, 17, 54: 75 red, 17 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B1136?: The complementary color is #114B26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B1136?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.