What color is #4D1730?

#4D1730 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D1730?

The RGB value is 77, 23, 48: 77 red, 23 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D1730?

The complementary color is #174D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D1730?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D1730 color

#4D1730 rgb(77, 23, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #4D1730 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 9% green and 18.8% blue (77, 23, 48).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 38% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#4D1730 color codes

HEX	`#4D1730`
RGB	`rgb(77, 23, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 54%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 70%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 38%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.48, 28.15, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.48, 28.32, 353.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.901, 2.404, 3.054)`
Decimal	`5052208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D1730, 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 #4D1730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D1730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #4D1730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d1730; }
.text { color: #4d1730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d1730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 23 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d1730, #4d1917); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #4D1730?: #4D1730 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D1730?: The RGB value is 77, 23, 48: 77 red, 23 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D1730?: The complementary color is #174D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D1730?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.