Rock is a dark medium bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Dark Pastel Red, and it has low lightness and medium saturation. Rock is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Rock is #4D3833.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Rock has 30%% Red, 22% Green, and 20% Blue.
Rock has 12° Hue, 34% Saturation, and 30% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Rock has 12° Hue, 20% Saturation, and 25% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Rock has 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 34% yellow, and 70% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#4D3833 |
|
RGB |
(77, 56, 51) |
(30%, 22%, 20%) |
HSV |
(12°, 34, 30) |
(3%, 34%, 30%) |
HSL |
(12°, 20, 25) |
(3%, 20%, 25%) |
CMYK |
(0, 27, 34, 70) |
(0%, 27%, 34%, 70%) |
The natural luminance of Rock is 5%, which is low.
Rock has a higher contrast with white than black.
Rock and black have a 1.9:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Rock and white have a 10.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
5% |
insufficient (1.9) |
AAA (10.9) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Rock paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 1% Yellow, 9% Red, 70% Black, 20% White, as shown below.
Yellow
1%
Red
9%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
70%
White
20%
To mix Rock paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 5% Magenta, 6% Yellow, 70% Black, 20% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
5%
Yellow
6%
Black
70%
White
20%
Colors similar to Rock are: Woody Brown, Medium Taupe, Congo Brown, English Walnut, and Rose Ebony. Woody Brown is more red than Rock. Medium Taupe is more red and paler and lighter than Rock. Congo Brown is more red and brighter than Rock. English Walnut is more orange and brighter than Rock. Rose Ebony is more red and lighter than Rock.