What color is #4C181A?

#4C181A 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 #4C181A?

The RGB value is 76, 24, 26: 76 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C181A?

The complementary color is #184C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C181A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C181A color

#4C181A rgb(76, 24, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #4C181A is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 9.4% green and 10.2% blue (76, 24, 26).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 52% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 66% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#4C181A color codes

HEX	`#4C181A`
RGB	`rgb(76, 24, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 9.4%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 52%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 68%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 66%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.82, 24.79, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.82, 27.41, 25.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.494, 2.265, 1.23)`
Decimal	`4986906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C181A, 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 #4C181A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C181A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #4C181A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c181a; }
.text { color: #4c181a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c181a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 24 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c181a, #4c3018); }

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Questions

What color is #4C181A?: #4C181A 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 #4C181A?: The RGB value is 76, 24, 26: 76 red, 24 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C181A?: The complementary color is #184C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C181A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.