Information about #4C231A color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pleasantly vivid warm red, #4C231A 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 practically indistinguishable from Rialto (#4C2322). Slightly further away sit Cocoa Bean (#481C1C) and Scoria (#532620).
The recipe behind #4C231A is rgb(76, 35, 26), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4C231A: 13.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #4C231A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#4C231A color variations
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#4C231A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4C231A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4C231A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#4C231A color hues
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#4C231A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #4C231A color
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Nearest named colors to #4C231A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C2322
#481C1C
#532620
#42231B
#511D22
#4F2525
#4E2D21
#522426
#452924
#482A25
#4D1B25
#4F301F
#4C231A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4C231A
- RGB76, 35, 26
- CMYK0, 16, 20, 70
- CSSrgb(76, 35, 26)
- HSL11°, 49%, 20%
- HSL Precise10.8°, 49.02%, 20%
- HSV11°, 66%, 30%
- HSB11°, 66%, 30%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
- GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.137, 0.102)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.137, 0.102, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.137, 0.102)
- Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID4C231A
- DECIMAL ID4989722
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
