What color is #4D1E28?

#4D1E28 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D1E28?

The RGB value is 77, 30, 40: 77 red, 30 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D1E28?

The complementary color is #1E4D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D1E28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D1E28 color

#4D1E28 rgb(77, 30, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #4D1E28 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 11.8% green and 15.7% blue (77, 30, 40).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 44% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 48% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#4D1E28 color codes

HEX	`#4D1E28`
RGB	`rgb(77, 30, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 11.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 44%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 61%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 48%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.63, 23.32, 4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.63, 23.71, 10.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.908, 2.66, 2.315)`
Decimal	`5053992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D1E28, 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 #4D1E28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D1E28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #4D1E28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d1e28; }
.text { color: #4d1e28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d1e28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 30 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d1e28, #4d2c1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4D1E28?: #4D1E28 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D1E28?: The RGB value is 77, 30, 40: 77 red, 30 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D1E28?: The complementary color is #1E4D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D1E28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.