What color is #4A3329?

#4A3329 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 #4A3329?

The RGB value is 74, 51, 41: 74 red, 51 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3329?

The complementary color is #29404A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3329?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3329 color

#4A3329 rgb(74, 51, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A3329 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 20% green and 16.1% blue (74, 51, 41).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 29% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 45% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#4A3329 color codes

HEX	`#4A3329`
RGB	`rgb(74, 51, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 20%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 29%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 45%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 45%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.62, 8.88, 10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.62, 13.72, 49.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.408, 3.984, 2.634)`
Decimal	`4862761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3329, 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 #4A3329	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3329 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #4A3329 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3329; }
.text { color: #4a3329; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3329; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 51 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3329, #4a4429); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A3329?: #4A3329 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 #4A3329?: The RGB value is 74, 51, 41: 74 red, 51 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3329?: The complementary color is #29404A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3329?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.