What color is #4B132F?

#4B132F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B132F?

The RGB value is 75, 19, 47: 75 red, 19 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B132F?

The complementary color is #134B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B132F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B132F color

#4B132F rgb(75, 19, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #4B132F is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 7.5% green and 18.4% blue (75, 19, 47).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 60% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 37% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#4B132F color codes

HEX	`#4B132F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 19, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 7.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 60%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 75%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 37%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.34, 29.25, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.34, 29.53, 352.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.648, 2.167, 2.915)`
Decimal	`4920111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B132F, 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 #4B132F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B132F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #4B132F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b132f; }
.text { color: #4b132f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b132f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 19 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b132f, #4b1313); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B132F?: #4B132F is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B132F?: The RGB value is 75, 19, 47: 75 red, 19 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B132F?: The complementary color is #134B2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B132F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.