What color is #4C3039?

#4C3039 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C3039?

The RGB value is 76, 48, 57: 76 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3039?

The complementary color is #304C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3039 color

#4C3039 rgb(76, 48, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #4C3039 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 18.8% green and 22.4% blue (76, 48, 57).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 25% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#4C3039 color codes

HEX	`#4C3039`
RGB	`rgb(76, 48, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 18.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 37%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 25%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.49, 14.28, -0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.49, 14.29, 358.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.776, 3.946, 4.38)`
Decimal	`4993081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3039, 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 #4C3039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #4C3039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3039; }
.text { color: #4c3039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 48 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3039, #4c3530); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4C3039?: #4C3039 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C3039?: The RGB value is 76, 48, 57: 76 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3039?: The complementary color is #304C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.