What color is #4C1F35?

#4C1F35 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C1F35?

The RGB value is 76, 31, 53: 76 red, 31 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C1F35?

The complementary color is #1F4C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C1F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C1F35 color

#4C1F35 rgb(76, 31, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #4C1F35 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 12.2% green and 20.8% blue (76, 31, 53).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 42% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 30% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#4C1F35 color codes

HEX	`#4C1F35`
RGB	`rgb(76, 31, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 12.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 42%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 59%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 30%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.11, 24.19, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.11, 24.54, 350.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.113, 2.774, 3.686)`
Decimal	`4988725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C1F35, 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 #4C1F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C1F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #4C1F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c1f35; }
.text { color: #4c1f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c1f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 31 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c1f35, #4c201f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #4C1F35?: #4C1F35 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C1F35?: The RGB value is 76, 31, 53: 76 red, 31 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C1F35?: The complementary color is #1F4C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C1F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.