Close to Caput Mortuum
#4B2228
#4B2228 is a very dark, muted red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 29.4% red, 13.3% green, and 15.7% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 38% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4B2228.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.47:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.56:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.47:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.56:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4B2228 as they’d see it.
#4B2228 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #4B2228
What color is #4B2228?
#4B2228 is a very dark, muted red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 29.4% red, 13.3% green, and 15.7% blue. Its hue is 351°, with 38% saturation and 21% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #4B2228 in RGB?
#4B2228 is rgb(75, 34, 40): 75 red, 34 green, and 40 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4B2228 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 55, 47, 71). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4B2228?
PANTONE 497 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4B2228?
Its complement #003630 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.