What color is #4E1731?

#4E1731 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E1731?

The RGB value is 78, 23, 49: 78 red, 23 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E1731?

The complementary color is #174E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E1731?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E1731 color

#4E1731 rgb(78, 23, 49)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E1731 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 9% green and 19.2% blue (78, 23, 49).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 37% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#4E1731 color codes

HEX	`#4E1731`
RGB	`rgb(78, 23, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 54%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 37%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.71, 28.65, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.71, 28.85, 353.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.003, 2.455, 3.168)`
Decimal	`5117745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E1731, 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 #4E1731	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E1731 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #4E1731 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e1731; }
.text { color: #4e1731; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e1731; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 23 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e1731, #4e1817); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #4E1731?: #4E1731 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E1731?: The RGB value is 78, 23, 49: 78 red, 23 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E1731?: The complementary color is #174E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E1731?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.