What color is #4E1532?

#4E1532 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E1532?

The RGB value is 78, 21, 50: 78 red, 21 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E1532?

The complementary color is #154E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E1532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E1532 color

#4E1532 rgb(78, 21, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #4E1532 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 8.2% green and 19.6% blue (78, 21, 50).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 58% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 36% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#4E1532 color codes

HEX	`#4E1532`
RGB	`rgb(78, 21, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 8.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 58%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 73%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 36%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.4, 29.76, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.4, 30.1, 351.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.986, 2.387, 3.268)`
Decimal	`5117234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E1532, 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 #4E1532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E1532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #4E1532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e1532; }
.text { color: #4e1532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e1532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 21 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e1532, #4e1516); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E1532?: #4E1532 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E1532?: The RGB value is 78, 21, 50: 78 red, 21 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E1532?: The complementary color is #154E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E1532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.