What color is #4C243A?

#4C243A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C243A?

The RGB value is 76, 36, 58: 76 red, 36 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C243A?

The complementary color is #244C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C243A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C243A color

#4C243A rgb(76, 36, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4C243A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 14.1% green and 22.7% blue (76, 36, 58).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 36% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 24% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#4C243A color codes

HEX	`#4C243A`
RGB	`rgb(76, 36, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 14.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 36%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 53%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 24%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.46, 22.06, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.46, 22.76, 345.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.375, 3.104, 4.371)`
Decimal	`4990010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C243A, 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 #4C243A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C243A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #4C243A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c243a; }
.text { color: #4c243a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c243a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 36 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c243a, #4c2426); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #4C243A?: #4C243A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C243A?: The RGB value is 76, 36, 58: 76 red, 36 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C243A?: The complementary color is #244C36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C243A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.