What color is #4E3130?

#4E3130 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3130?

The RGB value is 78, 49, 48: 78 red, 49 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3130?

The complementary color is #304D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3130?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3130 color

#4E3130 rgb(78, 49, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E3130 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 19.2% green and 18.8% blue (78, 49, 48).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 38% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#4E3130 color codes

HEX	`#4E3130`
RGB	`rgb(78, 49, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 19.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 38%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.77, 13.05, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.77, 14.4, 24.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.774, 4.03, 3.322)`
Decimal	`5124400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3130, 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 #4E3130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #4E3130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3130; }
.text { color: #4e3130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 49 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3130, #4e4030); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E3130?: #4E3130 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3130?: The RGB value is 78, 49, 48: 78 red, 49 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3130?: The complementary color is #304D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3130?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.