What color is #4B3037?

#4B3037 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3037?

The RGB value is 75, 48, 55: 75 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3037?

The complementary color is #304B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3037 color

#4B3037 rgb(75, 48, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #4B3037 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 18.8% green and 21.6% blue (75, 48, 55).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 27% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#4B3037 color codes

HEX	`#4B3037`
RGB	`rgb(75, 48, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 18.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 27%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.29, 13.49, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.29, 13.5, 2.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.648, 3.886, 4.119)`
Decimal	`4927543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3037, 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 #4B3037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #4B3037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3037; }
.text { color: #4b3037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 48 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3037, #4b3730); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B3037?: #4B3037 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3037?: The RGB value is 75, 48, 55: 75 red, 48 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3037?: The complementary color is #304B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.