What color is #4E2C37?

#4E2C37 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E2C37?

The RGB value is 78, 44, 55: 78 red, 44 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E2C37?

The complementary color is #2C4E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E2C37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E2C37 color

#4E2C37 rgb(78, 44, 55)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E2C37 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 17.3% green and 21.6% blue (78, 44, 55).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#4E2C37 color codes

HEX	`#4E2C37`
RGB	`rgb(78, 44, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 17.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 28%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 44%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.64, 17.37, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.64, 17.37, 359.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.732, 3.697, 4.078)`
Decimal	`5123127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E2C37, 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 #4E2C37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E2C37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #4E2C37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e2c37; }
.text { color: #4e2c37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2c37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 44 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e2c37, #4e322c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4E2C37?: #4E2C37 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E2C37?: The RGB value is 78, 44, 55: 78 red, 44 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E2C37?: The complementary color is #2C4E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E2C37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.