What color is #4A3211?

#4A3211 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Moelleux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3211?

The RGB value is 74, 50, 17: 74 red, 50 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3211?

The complementary color is #11294A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3211 color

#4A3211 rgb(74, 50, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A3211 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 19.6% green and 6.7% blue (74, 50, 17).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 63% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 77% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#4A3211 color codes

HEX	`#4A3211`
RGB	`rgb(74, 50, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 19.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 63%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 77%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 77%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.92, 7.1, 24.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.92, 25.61, 73.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.066, 3.778, 1.045)`
Decimal	`4862481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3211, 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 #4A3211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #4A3211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3211; }
.text { color: #4a3211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 50 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3211, #464a11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4A3211?: #4A3211 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Moelleux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3211?: The RGB value is 74, 50, 17: 74 red, 50 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3211?: The complementary color is #11294A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.