What color is #4C2230?

#4C2230 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 #4C2230?

The RGB value is 76, 34, 48: 76 red, 34 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C2230?

The complementary color is #224C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C2230?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C2230 color

#4C2230 rgb(76, 34, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #4C2230 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 13.3% green and 18.8% blue (76, 34, 48).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 38% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 37% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#4C2230 color codes

HEX	`#4C2230`
RGB	`rgb(76, 34, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 13.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 38%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 55%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 37%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.62, 21.64, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.62, 21.64, 0.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.086, 2.894, 3.139)`
Decimal	`4989488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C2230, 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 #4C2230	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C2230 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #4C2230 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c2230; }
.text { color: #4c2230; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c2230; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 34 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c2230, #4c2922); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4C2230?: #4C2230 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 #4C2230?: The RGB value is 76, 34, 48: 76 red, 34 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C2230?: The complementary color is #224C3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C2230?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.