What color is #4B1D38?

#4B1D38 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B1D38?

The RGB value is 75, 29, 56: 75 red, 29 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B1D38?

The complementary color is #1D4B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B1D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B1D38 color

#4B1D38 rgb(75, 29, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B1D38 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 11.4% green and 22% blue (75, 29, 56).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 44% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 25% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#4B1D38 color codes

HEX	`#4B1D38`
RGB	`rgb(75, 29, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 11.4%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 44%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 61%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 25%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.63, 25.45, -7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.63, 26.39, 344.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.055, 2.66, 4.041)`
Decimal	`4922680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B1D38, 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 #4B1D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B1D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #4B1D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b1d38; }
.text { color: #4b1d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b1d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 29 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b1d38, #4b1d21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #4B1D38?: #4B1D38 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B1D38?: The RGB value is 75, 29, 56: 75 red, 29 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B1D38?: The complementary color is #1D4B30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B1D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.