What color is #4B283A?

#4B283A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B283A?

The RGB value is 75, 40, 58: 75 red, 40 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B283A?

The complementary color is #284B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B283A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B283A color

#4B283A rgb(75, 40, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4B283A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 15.7% green and 22.7% blue (75, 40, 58).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 30% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#4B283A color codes

HEX	`#4B283A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 40, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 15.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 30%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 47%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.28, 19.17, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.28, 19.67, 347.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.424, 3.319, 4.41)`
Decimal	`4925498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B283A, 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 #4B283A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B283A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #4B283A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b283a; }
.text { color: #4b283a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b283a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 40 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b283a, #4b2829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4B283A?: #4B283A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B283A?: The RGB value is 75, 40, 58: 75 red, 40 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B283A?: The complementary color is #284B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B283A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.