What color is #4D323C?

#4D323C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D323C?

The RGB value is 77, 50, 60: 77 red, 50 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D323C?

The complementary color is #324D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D323C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D323C color

#4D323C rgb(77, 50, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #4D323C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 19.6% green and 23.5% blue (77, 50, 60).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 22% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#4D323C color codes

HEX	`#4D323C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 50, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 19.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 35%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 22%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.28, 13.96, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.28, 14.02, 354.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.017, 4.186, 4.818)`
Decimal	`5059132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D323C, 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 #4D323C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D323C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #4D323C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d323c; }
.text { color: #4d323c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d323c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 50 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d323c, #4d3632); }

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Questions

What color is #4D323C?: #4D323C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D323C?: The RGB value is 77, 50, 60: 77 red, 50 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D323C?: The complementary color is #324D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D323C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.