What color is #4A3731?

#4A3731 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3731?

The RGB value is 74, 55, 49: 74 red, 55 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3731?

The complementary color is #31444A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3731?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3731 color

#4A3731 rgb(74, 55, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A3731 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 21.6% green and 19.2% blue (74, 55, 49).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 34% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#4A3731 color codes

HEX	`#4A3731`
RGB	`rgb(74, 55, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 21.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 34%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.98, 7.45, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.98, 10.24, 43.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.745, 4.41, 3.506)`
Decimal	`4863793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3731, 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 #4A3731	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3731 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #4A3731 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3731; }
.text { color: #4a3731; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3731; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 55 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3731, #4a4431); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A3731?: #4A3731 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3731?: The RGB value is 74, 55, 49: 74 red, 55 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3731?: The complementary color is #31444A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3731?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.