Information about #4C1520 color

#4C1520 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4C1520 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 21, 32) — 29.8% red, 8.2% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 17 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4C1520 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mayhem (#4D1B25). Slightly further away sit Cocoa Bean (#481C1C) and Red Baron (#511D22).

The recipe behind #4C1520 is rgb(76, 21, 32), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4C1520: 14.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4C1520 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4C1520 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4C1520 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3C1019

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#2D0C13

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#1E080C

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Black

#000000

#4C1520 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#5D222E

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#6B343F

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#754A52

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#7C6268

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Grey

#808080

#4C1520 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4C3514

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#4C1F14

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#4C1520

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#4C1435

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#4C144C

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#35144C

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#4C1520 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#154C41
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#4C1520
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#153B4C
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#154C25
#154C25

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#4C153B
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#4C1520
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#204C15
#204C15

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#15204C
#15204C

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#4C1520
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#4C4115
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#154C41
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#15204C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#3B4C15
#3B4C15

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#154C41
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#25154C
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Nearest named colors to #4C1520

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Ravishing color link
Ravishing

#401A22

Chocolate Cosmos color link
Chocolate Cosmos

#58111A

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Encore color link
Encore

#54162C

Red Earth color link
Red Earth

#462028

#4C1520 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C1520
  • RGB76, 21, 32
  • CMYK0, 22, 17, 70
  • HSL348°, 57%, 19%
  • HSL Precise348°, 56.701%, 19.02%
  • HSV348°, 72%, 30%
  • HSB348°, 72%, 30%
  • HEX ID4C1520
  • DECIMAL ID4986144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
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