What color is #4E312D?

#4E312D is a dark, desaturated red known as Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Espresso?

The RGB value is 78, 49, 45: 78 red, 49 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Espresso?

The complementary color is #2D4A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E312D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Espresso color: hex code #4E312D

#4E312D rgb(78, 49, 45)

Shades of brown

Espresso has the hex code #4E312D. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 19.2% green and 17.6% blue (78, 49, 45).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 42% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

Espresso (#4E312D) color codes

HEX	`#4E312D`
RGB	`rgb(78, 49, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 19.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 42%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 42%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.69, 12.62, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.69, 14.93, 32.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.714, 4.006, 3.007)`
Decimal	`5124397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Espresso, 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 #4E312D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E312D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #4E312D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e312d; }
.text { color: #4e312d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e312d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 49 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e312d, #4e422d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4E312D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4E312D?: #4E312D is a dark, desaturated red known as Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Espresso?: The RGB value is 78, 49, 45: 78 red, 49 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Espresso?: The complementary color is #2D4A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E312D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.