What color is #4A2010?

#4A2010 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2010?

The RGB value is 74, 32, 16: 74 red, 32 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2010?

The complementary color is #103A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2010?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2010 color

#4A2010 rgb(74, 32, 16)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A2010 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 12.5% green and 6.3% blue (74, 32, 16).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 64% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 78% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rush (#4E1B0B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#4A2010 color codes

HEX	`#4A2010`
RGB	`rgb(74, 32, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 12.5%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 64%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 78%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 78%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.04, 18.58, 19.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.04, 27.08, 46.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.434, 2.527, 0.797)`
Decimal	`4857872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2010, 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 #4A2010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #4A2010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2010; }
.text { color: #4a2010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 32 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2010, #4a3d10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4A2010?: #4A2010 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2010?: The RGB value is 74, 32, 16: 74 red, 32 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2010?: The complementary color is #103A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2010?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.