What color is #4D191F?

#4D191F is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D191F?

The RGB value is 77, 25, 31: 77 red, 25 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D191F?

The complementary color is #194D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D191F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D191F color

#4D191F rgb(77, 25, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #4D191F is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 9.8% green and 12.2% blue (77, 25, 31).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 51% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 60% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#4D191F color codes

HEX	`#4D191F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 25, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 9.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 51%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 68%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 60%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.33, 25.11, 8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.33, 26.63, 19.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.656, 2.372, 1.561)`
Decimal	`5052703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D191F, 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 #4D191F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D191F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #4D191F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d191f; }
.text { color: #4d191f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d191f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 25 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d191f, #4d2d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #4D191F?: #4D191F is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D191F?: The RGB value is 77, 25, 31: 77 red, 25 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D191F?: The complementary color is #194D47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D191F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.