What color is #4C313B?

#4C313B 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 #4C313B?

The RGB value is 76, 49, 59: 76 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C313B?

The complementary color is #314C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C313B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C313B color

#4C313B rgb(76, 49, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #4C313B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 19.2% green and 23.1% blue (76, 49, 59).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 22% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#4C313B color codes

HEX	`#4C313B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 49, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 19.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 36%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 22%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.83, 13.99, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.83, 14.05, 354.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.868, 4.049, 4.662)`
Decimal	`4993339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C313B, 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 #4C313B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C313B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #4C313B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c313b; }
.text { color: #4c313b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c313b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 49 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c313b, #4c3531); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C313B?: #4C313B 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 #4C313B?: The RGB value is 76, 49, 59: 76 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C313B?: The complementary color is #314C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C313B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.