What color is #4E2534?

#4E2534 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E2534?

The RGB value is 78, 37, 52: 78 red, 37 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E2534?

The complementary color is #254E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E2534?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E2534 color

#4E2534 rgb(78, 37, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E2534 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 14.5% green and 20.4% blue (78, 37, 52).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 33% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#4E2534 color codes

HEX	`#4E2534`
RGB	`rgb(78, 37, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 14.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 53%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 33%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.79, 21.26, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.79, 21.28, 357.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.423, 3.191, 3.631)`
Decimal	`5121332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E2534, 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 #4E2534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E2534 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #4E2534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e2534; }
.text { color: #4e2534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 37 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e2534, #4e2b25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E2534?: #4E2534 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E2534?: The RGB value is 78, 37, 52: 78 red, 37 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E2534?: The complementary color is #254E3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E2534?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.