What color is #4A271E?

#4A271E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A271E?

The RGB value is 74, 39, 30: 74 red, 39 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A271E?

The complementary color is #1E414A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A271E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A271E color

#4A271E rgb(74, 39, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A271E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 15.3% green and 11.8% blue (74, 39, 30).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 42% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 59% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Couch (#4E2A20), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#4A271E color codes

HEX	`#4A271E`
RGB	`rgb(74, 39, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 15.3%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 42%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 59%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 59%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.05, 15.35, 13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.05, 20.17, 40.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.784, 3.001, 1.608)`
Decimal	`4859678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A271E, 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 #4A271E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A271E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #4A271E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a271e; }
.text { color: #4a271e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a271e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 39 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a271e, #4a3d1e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A271E?: #4A271E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A271E?: The RGB value is 74, 39, 30: 74 red, 39 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A271E?: The complementary color is #1E414A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A271E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.