What color is #4D2734?

#4D2734 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 #4D2734?

The RGB value is 77, 39, 52: 77 red, 39 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D2734?

The complementary color is #274D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D2734?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D2734 color

#4D2734 rgb(77, 39, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #4D2734 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 15.3% green and 20.4% blue (77, 39, 52).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 32% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#4D2734 color codes

HEX	`#4D2734`
RGB	`rgb(77, 39, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 15.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 49%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 32%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.12, 19.61, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.12, 19.62, 358.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.406, 3.277, 3.649)`
Decimal	`5056308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D2734, 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 #4D2734	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D2734 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #4D2734 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d2734; }
.text { color: #4d2734; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d2734; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 39 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d2734, #4d2d27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D2734?: #4D2734 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 #4D2734?: The RGB value is 77, 39, 52: 77 red, 39 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D2734?: The complementary color is #274D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D2734?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.