What color is #4E3238?

#4E3238 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3238?

The RGB value is 78, 50, 56: 78 red, 50 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3238?

The complementary color is #324E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3238 color

#4E3238 rgb(78, 50, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #4E3238 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 19.6% green and 22% blue (78, 50, 56).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Roast (#4A2D2F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#4E3238 color codes

HEX	`#4E3238`
RGB	`rgb(78, 50, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 19.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 36%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 28%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.28, 13.68, 1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.28, 13.76, 5.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.996, 4.187, 4.286)`
Decimal	`5124664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3238, 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 #4E3238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #4E3238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3238; }
.text { color: #4e3238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 50 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3238, #4e3a32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #4E3238?: #4E3238 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Dark Roast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3238?: The RGB value is 78, 50, 56: 78 red, 50 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3238?: The complementary color is #324E48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.