What color is #4E303A?

#4E303A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E303A?

The RGB value is 78, 48, 58: 78 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E303A?

The complementary color is #304E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E303A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E303A color

#4E303A rgb(78, 48, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E303A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 18.8% green and 22.7% blue (78, 48, 58).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 26% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#4E303A color codes

HEX	`#4E303A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 48, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 18.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 26%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.8, 15.32, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.8, 15.34, 357.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.963, 4.039, 4.52)`
Decimal	`5124154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E303A, 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 #4E303A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E303A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #4E303A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e303a; }
.text { color: #4e303a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e303a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 48 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e303a, #4e3530); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E303A?: #4E303A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E303A?: The RGB value is 78, 48, 58: 78 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E303A?: The complementary color is #304E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E303A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.