What color is #4A3B35?

#4A3B35 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3B35?

The RGB value is 74, 59, 53: 74 red, 59 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3B35?

The complementary color is #35444A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3B35 color

#4A3B35 rgb(74, 59, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A3B35 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 23.1% green and 20.8% blue (74, 59, 53).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 28% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#4A3B35 color codes

HEX	`#4A3B35`
RGB	`rgb(74, 59, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 23.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 28%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 28%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, 5.5, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 8.29, 48.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.031, 4.841, 4.037)`
Decimal	`4864821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3B35, 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 #4A3B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #4A3B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3b35; }
.text { color: #4a3b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 59 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3b35, #4a4635); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A3B35?: #4A3B35 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3B35?: The RGB value is 74, 59, 53: 74 red, 59 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3B35?: The complementary color is #35444A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.