What color is #4C0227?

#4C0227 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C0227?

The RGB value is 76, 2, 39: 76 red, 2 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C0227?

The complementary color is #024C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C0227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C0227 color

#4C0227 rgb(76, 2, 39)

Shades of red

The hex color #4C0227 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 0.8% green and 15.3% blue (76, 2, 39).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 95% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 49% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#4C0227 color codes

HEX	`#4C0227`
RGB	`rgb(76, 2, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 0.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 95%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 97%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 49%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.98, 35, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.98, 35.04, 357.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.369, 1.727, 2.075)`
Decimal	`4981287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C0227, 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 #4C0227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C0227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #4C0227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c0227; }
.text { color: #4c0227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c0227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 2 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c0227, #4c0202); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4C0227?: #4C0227 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C0227?: The RGB value is 76, 2, 39: 76 red, 2 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C0227?: The complementary color is #024C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C0227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.