What color is #4D3840?

#4D3840 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3840?

The RGB value is 77, 56, 64: 77 red, 56 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3840?

The complementary color is #384D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3840 color

#4D3840 rgb(77, 56, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D3840 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 22% green and 25.1% blue (77, 56, 64).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#4D3840 color codes

HEX	`#4D3840`
RGB	`rgb(77, 56, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 22%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 27%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.09, 10.8, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.09, 10.88, 353.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.4, 4.777, 5.487)`
Decimal	`5060672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3840, 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 #4D3840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #4D3840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3840; }
.text { color: #4d3840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 56 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3840, #4d3a38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4D3840?: #4D3840 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3840?: The RGB value is 77, 56, 64: 77 red, 56 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3840?: The complementary color is #384D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.