What color is #4A331C?

#4A331C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A331C?

The RGB value is 74, 51, 28: 74 red, 51 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A331C?

The complementary color is #1C334A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A331C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A331C color

#4A331C rgb(74, 51, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A331C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 20% green and 11% blue (74, 51, 28).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 45% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 62% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#4A331C color codes

HEX	`#4A331C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 51, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 20%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 45%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 62%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 62%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.36, 7.35, 18.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.36, 19.97, 68.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.218, 3.908, 1.63)`
Decimal	`4862748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A331C, 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 #4A331C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A331C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #4A331C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a331c; }
.text { color: #4a331c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a331c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 51 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a331c, #4a4a1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4A331C?: #4A331C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A331C?: The RGB value is 74, 51, 28: 74 red, 51 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A331C?: The complementary color is #1C334A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A331C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.