#4C002E Color

#4C002E is rgb(76, 0, 46) in RGB, hsl(324, 100%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 70%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Purple (#66033C), visibly different at ΔE 10. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4C002E

HEX#4C002E

RGBrgb(76, 0, 46)

HSLhsl(324, 100%, 15%)

HSVhsv(324, 100%, 30%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(27.4% 0.114 351.1)

LABlab(14.25% 35.82 -6.22)

LCHlch(14.25% 36.36 350.15)

What #4C002E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4C002E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 10 Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 10.09 Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 14.3 Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 15.51 Old Mauve#673147ΔE 17.32 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 18.86

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#4C002E Channel Values

How #4C002E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 76 · G 0 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 324° · S 100% · L 15%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 324° · S 100% · V 30%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 39% · K 70%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	15.59:1 vs white · 1.35:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4C002E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text15.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4C002E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4C002E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #4C002E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #4C002E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4C002E

Protanopia#1D1D2E

Protanomaly#36152E

Deuteranopia#2B2B2C

Deuteranomaly#3B202D

Tritanopia#4A0B0B

Tritanomaly#4B071E

Achromatopsia#242424

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Using #4C002E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4c002e: #4C002E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4C002E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4c002e': '#4C002E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.298, green: 0.000, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_4c002e">#4C002E</color>

SVG fillfill="#4C002E"

More Pink Colors

#4C002E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#4C002E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4C002E?

#4C002E is a darkest pink — rgb(76, 0, 46) in RGB and hsl(324, 100%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Purple (#66033C), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.

What is the RGB value of #4C002E?

#4C002E is rgb(76, 0, 46) — red 76, green 0, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4C002E?

#4C002E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 70%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4C002E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4C002E scores 15.59:1 against white and 1.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4C002E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4C002E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 39.05, which is a different colour altogether.

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