Information about #4D181C color

#4D181C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4D181C falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(77, 24, 28) — 30.2% red, 9.4% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 19 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4D181C reads as a pleasantly vivid 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 Cocoa Bean (#481C1C). Slightly further away sit Red Baron (#511D22) and Mayhem (#4D1B25).

In RGB terms — rgb(77, 24, 28) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4D181C: 14.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #4D181C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4D181C color variations

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#4D181C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4D181C

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

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Ravishing color link
Ravishing

#401A22

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Red Planet color link
Red Planet

#5A2019

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4D181C
  • RGB77, 24, 28
  • CMYK0, 21, 19, 70
  • CSSrgb(77, 24, 28)
  • HSL355°, 52%, 20%
  • HSL Precise355.472°, 52.475%, 19.804%
  • HSV355°, 69%, 30%
  • HSB355°, 69%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.302, 0.094, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.302, 0.094, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.302, 0.094, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4D181C
  • DECIMAL ID5052444
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01