Information about #4B0B20 color

#4B0B20 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #4B0B20 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(75, 11, 32) — 29.4% red, 4.3% green, 12.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 25 / 17 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4B0B20 reads as a energetic, saturated rose and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Maroon Oak (#520C17). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Castro (#52001F) and Dark Scarlet (#560319).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 11, 32) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4B0B20 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 15.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — 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.

#4B0B20 color variations

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#4B0B20 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 #4B0B20

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

Maroon Oak color link
Maroon Oak

#520C17

Castro color link
Castro

#52001F

Dark Scarlet color link
Dark Scarlet

#560319

Rendezvous color link
Rendezvous

#561426

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Heath color link
Heath

#541012

Cocoa Bean color link
Cocoa Bean

#481C1C

JayHawk Red color link
JayHawk Red

#58181F

#4B0B20 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B0B20
  • RGB75, 11, 32
  • CMYK0, 25, 17, 71
  • CSSrgb(75, 11, 32)
  • HSL340°, 74%, 17%
  • HSL Precise340.313°, 74.419%, 16.863%
  • HSV340°, 85%, 29%
  • HSB340°, 85%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.043, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.043, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.043, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Rose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4B0B20
  • DECIMAL ID4918048
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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