Information about #4C231E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored red, #4C231E carries a shadowy depth. 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 practically indistinguishable from Rialto (#4C2322). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nelson Red (#4F2525) and Scoria (#532620).
In RGB terms — rgb(76, 35, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4C231E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #4C231E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#4C231E color variations
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#4C231E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4C231E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4C231E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#4C231E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4C231E 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 #4C231E color
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Nearest named colors to #4C231E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4C2322
#4F2525
#532620
#481C1C
#511D22
#522426
#42231B
#4E2D21
#482A25
#4D1B25
#4E2728
#452924
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4C231E
- RGB76, 35, 30
- CMYK0, 16, 18, 70
- CSSrgb(76, 35, 30)
- HSL7°, 43%, 21%
- HSL Precise6.522°, 43.396%, 20.784%
- HSV7°, 61%, 30%
- HSB7°, 61%, 30%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
- GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.137, 0.118)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.137, 0.118, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.137, 0.118)
- Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID4C231E
- DECIMAL ID4989726
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
