What color is #4A322D?

#4A322D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A322D?

The RGB value is 74, 50, 45: 74 red, 50 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A322D?

The complementary color is #2D454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A322D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A322D color

#4A322D rgb(74, 50, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A322D is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 19.6% green and 17.6% blue (74, 50, 45).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 24% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 39% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#4A322D color codes

HEX	`#4A322D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 50, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 19.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 24%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 39%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 39%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.43, 10.11, 7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.43, 12.6, 36.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.438, 3.927, 3.006)`
Decimal	`4862509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A322D, 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 #4A322D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A322D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #4A322D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a322d; }
.text { color: #4a322d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a322d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 50 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a322d, #4a402d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4A322D?: #4A322D is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A322D?: The RGB value is 74, 50, 45: 74 red, 50 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A322D?: The complementary color is #2D454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A322D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.