What color is #4D3136?

#4D3136 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3136?

The RGB value is 77, 49, 54: 77 red, 49 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3136?

The complementary color is #314D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3136?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3136 color

#4D3136 rgb(77, 49, 54)

Shades of red

The hex color #4D3136 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 19.2% green and 21.2% blue (77, 49, 54).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 30% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#4D3136 color codes

HEX	`#4D3136`
RGB	`rgb(77, 49, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 19.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 36%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 30%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.81, 13.55, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.81, 13.71, 8.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.825, 4.041, 4.015)`
Decimal	`5058870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3136, 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 #4D3136	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3136 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #4D3136 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3136; }
.text { color: #4d3136; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3136; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 49 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3136, #4d3a31); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D3136?: #4D3136 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3136?: The RGB value is 77, 49, 54: 77 red, 49 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3136?: The complementary color is #314D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3136?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.