What color is #4C212C?

#4C212C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C212C?

The RGB value is 76, 33, 44: 76 red, 33 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C212C?

The complementary color is #214C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C212C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C212C color

#4C212C rgb(76, 33, 44)

Shades of red

The hex color #4C212C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 12.9% green and 17.3% blue (76, 33, 44).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 39% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 42% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#4C212C color codes

HEX	`#4C212C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 33, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 12.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 39%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 57%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 42%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.25, 21.67, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.25, 21.8, 6.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.979, 2.806, 2.715)`
Decimal	`4989228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C212C, 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 #4C212C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C212C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #4C212C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c212c; }
.text { color: #4c212c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c212c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 33 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c212c, #4c2c21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4C212C?: #4C212C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C212C?: The RGB value is 76, 33, 44: 76 red, 33 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C212C?: The complementary color is #214C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C212C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.