What color is #4C171B?

#4C171B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C171B?

The RGB value is 76, 23, 27: 76 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C171B?

The complementary color is #174C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C171B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C171B color

#4C171B rgb(76, 23, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #4C171B is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 9% green and 10.6% blue (76, 23, 27).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 54% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 64% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#4C171B color codes

HEX	`#4C171B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 23, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 54%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 70%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 64%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.65, 25.4, 10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.65, 27.59, 22.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.485, 2.229, 1.283)`
Decimal	`4986651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C171B, 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 #4C171B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C171B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #4C171B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c171b; }
.text { color: #4c171b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c171b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 23 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c171b, #4c2d17); }

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Questions

What color is #4C171B?: #4C171B is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C171B?: The RGB value is 76, 23, 27: 76 red, 23 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C171B?: The complementary color is #174C48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C171B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.