What color is #4E241E?

#4E241E is a dark, desaturated red known as Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Torrefacto Roast?

The RGB value is 78, 36, 30: 78 red, 36 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Torrefacto Roast?

The complementary color is #1E484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E241E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Torrefacto Roast color: hex code #4E241E

#4E241E rgb(78, 36, 30)

Shades of brown

Torrefacto Roast has the hex code #4E241E. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 14.1% green and 11.8% blue (78, 36, 30).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 44% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 62% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E) color codes

HEX	`#4E241E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 36, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 14.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 44%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 62%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 62%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.95, 19.09, 13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.95, 23.14, 34.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.007, 2.976, 1.591)`
Decimal	`5121054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Torrefacto Roast, 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 #4E241E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E241E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #4E241E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e241e; }
.text { color: #4e241e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e241e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 36 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e241e, #4e3c1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

See #4E241E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4E241E?: #4E241E is a dark, desaturated red known as Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Torrefacto Roast?: The RGB value is 78, 36, 30: 78 red, 36 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Torrefacto Roast?: The complementary color is #1E484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E241E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.