What color is #4C2530?

#4C2530 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 #4C2530?

The RGB value is 76, 37, 48: 76 red, 37 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C2530?

The complementary color is #254C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C2530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C2530 color

#4C2530 rgb(76, 37, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #4C2530 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 14.5% green and 18.8% blue (76, 37, 48).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 35% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 37% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#4C2530 color codes

HEX	`#4C2530`
RGB	`rgb(76, 37, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 14.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 35%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 51%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 37%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.34, 19.81, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.34, 19.84, 3.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.176, 3.073, 3.169)`
Decimal	`4990256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C2530, 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 #4C2530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C2530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #4C2530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c2530; }
.text { color: #4c2530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c2530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 37 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c2530, #4c2e25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4C2530?: #4C2530 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 #4C2530?: The RGB value is 76, 37, 48: 76 red, 37 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C2530?: The complementary color is #254C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C2530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.