What color is #4B3621?

#4B3621 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Café Noir?

The RGB value is 75, 54, 33: 75 red, 54 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Café Noir?

The complementary color is #21364B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3621?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Café Noir color: hex code #4B3621

#4B3621 rgb(75, 54, 33)

Shades of brown

Café Noir has the hex code #4B3621. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 21.2% green and 12.9% blue (75, 54, 33).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 39% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 56% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

Café Noir (#4B3621) color codes

HEX	`#4B3621`
RGB	`rgb(75, 54, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 21.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 39%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 56%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.46, 6.41, 16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.46, 17.99, 69.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.496, 4.244, 2.021)`
Decimal	`4929057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Café Noir, 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 #4B3621	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3621 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #4B3621 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3621; }
.text { color: #4b3621; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3621; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 54 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3621, #4b4b21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4B3621 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4B3621?: #4B3621 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Café Noir?: The RGB value is 75, 54, 33: 75 red, 54 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Café Noir?: The complementary color is #21364B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3621?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.