What color is #4B353C?

#4B353C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B353C?

The RGB value is 75, 53, 60: 75 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B353C?

The complementary color is #354B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B353C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B353C color

#4B353C rgb(75, 53, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B353C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 20.8% green and 23.5% blue (75, 53, 60).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 20% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#4B353C color codes

HEX	`#4B353C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 53, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 20.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 29%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 20%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.85, 11.13, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.85, 11.14, 357.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.99, 4.369, 4.854)`
Decimal	`4928828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B353C, 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 #4B353C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B353C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #4B353C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b353c; }
.text { color: #4b353c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b353c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 53 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b353c, #4b3935); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4B353C?: #4B353C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B353C?: The RGB value is 75, 53, 60: 75 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B353C?: The complementary color is #354B44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B353C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.