What color is #4B1914?

#4B1914 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B1914?

The RGB value is 75, 25, 20: 75 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B1914?

The complementary color is #14464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B1914?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B1914 color

#4B1914 rgb(75, 25, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B1914 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 9.8% green and 7.8% blue (75, 25, 20).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 58% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 73% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Minotaur Hide (#4A120D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#4B1914 color codes

HEX	`#4B1914`
RGB	`rgb(75, 25, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 9.8%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 58%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 73%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 73%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.71, 23.37, 15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.71, 28.15, 33.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.376, 2.242, 0.917)`
Decimal	`4921620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B1914, 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 #4B1914	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B1914 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #4B1914 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b1914; }
.text { color: #4b1914; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b1914; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 25 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b1914, #4b3414); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #4B1914?: #4B1914 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B1914?: The RGB value is 75, 25, 20: 75 red, 25 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B1914?: The complementary color is #14464B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B1914?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.