What color is #4A3227?

#4A3227 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3227?

The RGB value is 74, 50, 39: 74 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3227?

The complementary color is #273F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3227 color

#4A3227 rgb(74, 50, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A3227 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 19.6% green and 15.3% blue (74, 50, 39).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 31% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 47% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#4A3227 color codes

HEX	`#4A3227`
RGB	`rgb(74, 50, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 19.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 31%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 47%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 47%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.28, 9.26, 11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.28, 14.64, 50.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.331, 3.884, 2.441)`
Decimal	`4862503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3227, 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 #4A3227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #4A3227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3227; }
.text { color: #4a3227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 50 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3227, #4a4327); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A3227?: #4A3227 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3227?: The RGB value is 74, 50, 39: 74 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3227?: The complementary color is #273F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.