What color is #4B1D26?

#4B1D26 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B1D26?

The RGB value is 75, 29, 38: 75 red, 29 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B1D26?

The complementary color is #1D4B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B1D26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B1D26 color

#4B1D26 rgb(75, 29, 38)

Shades of red

The hex color #4B1D26 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 11.4% green and 14.9% blue (75, 29, 38).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 44% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 49% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.97:1).

#4B1D26 color codes

HEX	`#4B1D26`
RGB	`rgb(75, 29, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 11.4%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 44%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 61%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 49%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.99, 22.83, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.99, 23.32, 11.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.691, 2.515, 2.124)`
Decimal	`4922662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B1D26, 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 #4B1D26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B1D26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #4B1D26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b1d26; }
.text { color: #4b1d26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b1d26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 29 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b1d26, #4b2b1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4B1D26?: #4B1D26 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B1D26?: The RGB value is 75, 29, 38: 75 red, 29 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B1D26?: The complementary color is #1D4B42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B1D26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.