What color is #4A3C2C?

#4A3C2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3C2C?

The RGB value is 74, 60, 44: 74 red, 60 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3C2C?

The complementary color is #2C3A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3C2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3C2C color

#4A3C2C rgb(74, 60, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A3C2C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 23.5% green and 17.3% blue (74, 60, 44).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 25% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 41% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#4A3C2C color codes

HEX	`#4A3C2C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 60, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 23.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 25%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 41%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 41%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.36, 3.44, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.36, 12.67, 74.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.895, 4.87, 3.064)`
Decimal	`4865068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3C2C, 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 #4A3C2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3C2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #4A3C2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3c2c; }
.text { color: #4a3c2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3c2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 60 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3c2c, #494a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A3C2C?: #4A3C2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3C2C?: The RGB value is 74, 60, 44: 74 red, 60 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3C2C?: The complementary color is #2C3A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3C2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.