What color is #4B3135?

#4B3135 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3135?

The RGB value is 75, 49, 53: 75 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3135?

The complementary color is #314B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3135?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3135 color

#4B3135 rgb(75, 49, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B3135 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 19.2% green and 20.8% blue (75, 49, 53).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#4B3135 color codes

HEX	`#4B3135`
RGB	`rgb(75, 49, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 19.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 35%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 29%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.5, 12.49, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.5, 12.7, 10.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.643, 3.95, 3.885)`
Decimal	`4927797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3135, 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 #4B3135	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3135 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #4B3135 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3135; }
.text { color: #4b3135; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3135; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 49 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3135, #4b3a31); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B3135?: #4B3135 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3135?: The RGB value is 75, 49, 53: 75 red, 49 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3135?: The complementary color is #314B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3135?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.