What color is #4D2535?

#4D2535 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D2535?

The RGB value is 77, 37, 53: 77 red, 37 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D2535?

The complementary color is #254D3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D2535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D2535 color

#4D2535 rgb(77, 37, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #4D2535 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 14.5% green and 20.8% blue (77, 37, 53).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 35% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 31% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#4D2535 color codes

HEX	`#4D2535`
RGB	`rgb(77, 37, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 14.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 35%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 52%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 31%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.67, 21.01, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.67, 21.09, 355.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.365, 3.158, 3.747)`
Decimal	`5055797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D2535, 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 #4D2535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D2535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #4D2535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d2535; }
.text { color: #4d2535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d2535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 37 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d2535, #4d2925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D2535?: #4D2535 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D2535?: The RGB value is 77, 37, 53: 77 red, 37 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D2535?: The complementary color is #254D3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D2535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.