Close to Caput Mortuum
#4D191E
#4D191E is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 30.2% red, 9.8% green, and 11.8% blue. Its hue is 354°, with 51% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4D191E.
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
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1.47:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.25:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.47:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4D191E as they’d see it.
#4D191E 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 #4D191E
What color is #4D191E?
#4D191E is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Caput Mortuum. In RGB it’s made of 30.2% red, 9.8% green, and 11.8% blue. Its hue is 354°, with 51% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #4D191E in RGB?
#4D191E is rgb(77, 25, 30): 77 red, 25 green, and 30 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4D191E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 68, 61, 70). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4D191E?
PANTONE 490 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4D191E?
Its complement #00312D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.