What color is #4E2329?

#4E2329 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E2329?

The RGB value is 78, 35, 41: 78 red, 35 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E2329?

The complementary color is #234E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E2329?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E2329 color

#4E2329 rgb(78, 35, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E2329 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 13.7% green and 16.1% blue (78, 35, 41).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 38% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 47% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Lonestar (#522426), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#4E2329 color codes

HEX	`#4E2329`
RGB	`rgb(78, 35, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 13.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 38%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 55%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 47%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.97, 20.92, 5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.97, 21.63, 14.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.143, 2.982, 2.455)`
Decimal	`5120809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E2329, 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 #4E2329	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E2329 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #4E2329 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e2329; }
.text { color: #4e2329; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2329; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 35 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e2329, #4e3223); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4E2329?: #4E2329 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Lonestar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E2329?: The RGB value is 78, 35, 41: 78 red, 35 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E2329?: The complementary color is #234E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E2329?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.