What color is #4E2633?

#4E2633 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 #4E2633?

The RGB value is 78, 38, 51: 78 red, 38 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E2633?

The complementary color is #264E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E2633?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E2633 color

#4E2633 rgb(78, 38, 51)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E2633 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 14.9% green and 20% blue (78, 38, 51).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 34% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#4E2633 color codes

HEX	`#4E2633`
RGB	`rgb(78, 38, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 14.9%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 34%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 51%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 35%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21, 20.49, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21, 20.49, 0.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.433, 3.245, 3.524)`
Decimal	`5121587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E2633, 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 #4E2633	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E2633 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #4E2633 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e2633; }
.text { color: #4e2633; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2633; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 38 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e2633, #4e2d26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E2633?: #4E2633 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 #4E2633?: The RGB value is 78, 38, 51: 78 red, 38 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E2633?: The complementary color is #264E41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E2633?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.