What color is #4A3C33?

#4A3C33 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3C33?

The RGB value is 74, 60, 51: 74 red, 60 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3C33?

The complementary color is #33414A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3C33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3C33 color

#4A3C33 rgb(74, 60, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A3C33 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 23.5% green and 20% blue (74, 60, 51).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 31% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#4A3C33 color codes

HEX	`#4A3C33`
RGB	`rgb(74, 60, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 23.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 31%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.53, 4.52, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.53, 9.07, 60.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.038, 4.927, 3.817)`
Decimal	`4865075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3C33, 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 #4A3C33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3C33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #4A3C33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3c33; }
.text { color: #4a3c33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3c33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 60 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3c33, #4a4833); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A3C33?: #4A3C33 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3C33?: The RGB value is 74, 60, 51: 74 red, 60 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3C33?: The complementary color is #33414A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3C33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.