What color is #4A2C2A?

#4A2C2A is a dark, desaturated red known as Brown Coffee. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brown Coffee?

The RGB value is 74, 44, 42: 74 red, 44 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brown Coffee?

The complementary color is #2A484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2C2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brown Coffee color: hex code #4A2C2A

#4A2C2A rgb(74, 44, 42)

Shades of red

Brown Coffee has the hex code #4A2C2A. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 17.3% green and 16.5% blue (74, 44, 42).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 43% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A) color codes

HEX	`#4A2C2A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 44, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 17.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 43%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 43%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.67, 13.59, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.67, 15.34, 27.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.143, 3.425, 2.633)`
Decimal	`4860970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brown Coffee, 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 #4A2C2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2C2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #4A2C2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2c2a; }
.text { color: #4a2c2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2c2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 44 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2c2a, #4a3c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4A2C2A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4A2C2A?: #4A2C2A is a dark, desaturated red known as Brown Coffee. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brown Coffee?: The RGB value is 74, 44, 42: 74 red, 44 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brown Coffee?: The complementary color is #2A484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2C2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.