What color is #4E222F?

#4E222F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E222F?

The RGB value is 78, 34, 47: 78 red, 34 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E222F?

The complementary color is #224E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E222F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E222F color

#4E222F rgb(78, 34, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E222F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 13.3% green and 18.4% blue (78, 34, 47).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 39% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 40% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#4E222F color codes

HEX	`#4E222F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 34, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 13.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 39%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 56%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 40%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.92, 22.32, 1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.92, 22.35, 3.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.227, 2.969, 3.039)`
Decimal	`5120559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E222F, 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 #4E222F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E222F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #4E222F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e222f; }
.text { color: #4e222f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e222f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 34 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e222f, #4e2b22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4E222F?: #4E222F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E222F?: The RGB value is 78, 34, 47: 78 red, 34 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E222F?: The complementary color is #224E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E222F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.