What color is #4D0836?

#4D0836 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D0836?

The RGB value is 77, 8, 54: 77 red, 8 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D0836?

The complementary color is #084D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D0836?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D0836 color

#4D0836 rgb(77, 8, 54)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4D0836 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 3.1% green and 21.2% blue (77, 8, 54).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 81% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 30% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#4D0836 color codes

HEX	`#4D0836`
RGB	`rgb(77, 8, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 3.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 81%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 90%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 30%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.58, 35.04, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.58, 36.49, 343.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.813, 2.018, 3.678)`
Decimal	`5048374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D0836, 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 #4D0836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D0836 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #4D0836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d0836; }
.text { color: #4d0836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d0836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 8 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d0836, #4d0814); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D0836?: #4D0836 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D0836?: The RGB value is 77, 8, 54: 77 red, 8 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D0836?: The complementary color is #084D1F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D0836?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.