What color is #4E2A20?

#4E2A20 is a dark, desaturated red known as Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Couch?

The RGB value is 78, 42, 32: 78 red, 42 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Couch?

The complementary color is #20444E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E2A20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Couch color: hex code #4E2A20

#4E2A20 rgb(78, 42, 32)

Shades of brown

Couch has the hex code #4E2A20. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 16.5% green and 12.5% blue (78, 42, 32).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 42% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 59% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

Couch (#4E2A20) color codes

HEX	`#4E2A20`
RGB	`rgb(78, 42, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 16.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 42%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 59%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 59%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.51, 15.53, 13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.51, 20.75, 41.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.231, 3.38, 1.796)`
Decimal	`5122592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Couch, 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 #4E2A20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E2A20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #4E2A20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e2a20; }
.text { color: #4e2a20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e2a20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 42 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e2a20, #4e4120); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4E2A20 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4E2A20?: #4E2A20 is a dark, desaturated red known as Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Couch?: The RGB value is 78, 42, 32: 78 red, 42 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Couch?: The complementary color is #20444E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E2A20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.