What color is #4A2B12?

#4A2B12 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A2B12?

The RGB value is 74, 43, 18: 74 red, 43 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A2B12?

The complementary color is #12314A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A2B12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A2B12 color

#4A2B12 rgb(74, 43, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A2B12 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 16.9% green and 7.1% blue (74, 43, 18).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 61% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 76% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#4A2B12 color codes

HEX	`#4A2B12`
RGB	`rgb(74, 43, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 16.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 61%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 76%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 76%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.93, 11.73, 21.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.93, 24.81, 61.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.797, 3.228, 0.995)`
Decimal	`4860690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A2B12, 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 #4A2B12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A2B12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #4A2B12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a2b12; }
.text { color: #4a2b12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a2b12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 43 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a2b12, #4a4712); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #4A2B12?: #4A2B12 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A2B12?: The RGB value is 74, 43, 18: 74 red, 43 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A2B12?: The complementary color is #12314A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A2B12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.