What color is #4A3322?

#4A3322 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 #4A3322?

The RGB value is 74, 51, 34: 74 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3322?

The complementary color is #22394A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3322 color

#4A3322 rgb(74, 51, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A3322 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 20% green and 13.3% blue (74, 51, 34).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 37% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 54% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#4A3322 color codes

HEX	`#4A3322`
RGB	`rgb(74, 51, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 20%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 37%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 54%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 54%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.47, 7.99, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.47, 16.88, 61.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.297, 3.939, 2.047)`
Decimal	`4862754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3322, 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 #4A3322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #4A3322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3322; }
.text { color: #4a3322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 51 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3322, #4a4722); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A3322?: #4A3322 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 #4A3322?: The RGB value is 74, 51, 34: 74 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3322?: The complementary color is #22394A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.