What color is #4E3E1F?

#4E3E1F is a dark, desaturated orange known as Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Avocado Stone?

The RGB value is 78, 62, 31: 78 red, 62 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Avocado Stone?

The complementary color is #1F2F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3E1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Avocado Stone color: hex code #4E3E1F

#4E3E1F rgb(78, 62, 31)

Shades of brown

Avocado Stone has the hex code #4E3E1F. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 24.3% green and 12.2% blue (78, 62, 31).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 43% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 60% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F) color codes

HEX	`#4E3E1F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 62, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 24.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 43%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 60%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 60%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.2, 2.54, 21.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.2, 21.65, 83.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.112, 5.164, 2.024)`
Decimal	`5127711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Avocado Stone, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4E3E1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3E1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4E3E1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3e1f; }
.text { color: #4e3e1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3e1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 62 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3e1f, #474e1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

See #4E3E1F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4E3E1F?: #4E3E1F is a dark, desaturated orange known as Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Avocado Stone?: The RGB value is 78, 62, 31: 78 red, 62 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Avocado Stone?: The complementary color is #1F2F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3E1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.