What color is #4C2538?

#4C2538 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 #4C2538?

The RGB value is 76, 37, 56: 76 red, 37 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C2538?

The complementary color is #254C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C2538?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C2538 color

#4C2538 rgb(76, 37, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #4C2538 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 14.5% green and 22% blue (76, 37, 56).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 35% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 26% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#4C2538 color codes

HEX	`#4C2538`
RGB	`rgb(76, 37, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 14.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 35%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 51%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 26%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.62, 21.1, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.62, 21.47, 349.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.356, 3.145, 4.118)`
Decimal	`4990264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C2538, 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 #4C2538	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C2538 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #4C2538 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c2538; }
.text { color: #4c2538; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c2538; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 37 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c2538, #4c2625); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C2538?: #4C2538 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 #4C2538?: The RGB value is 76, 37, 56: 76 red, 37 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C2538?: The complementary color is #254C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C2538?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.