What color is #4A3D2B?

#4A3D2B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3D2B?

The RGB value is 74, 61, 43: 74 red, 61 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3D2B?

The complementary color is #2B384A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3D2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3D2B color

#4A3D2B rgb(74, 61, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A3D2B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 23.9% green and 16.9% blue (74, 61, 43).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 26% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 42% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#4A3D2B color codes

HEX	`#4A3D2B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 61, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 23.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 26%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 42%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 42%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.64, 2.65, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.64, 13.48, 78.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.929, 4.968, 2.984)`
Decimal	`4865323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3D2B, 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 #4A3D2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3D2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	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 #4A3D2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3d2b; }
.text { color: #4a3d2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3d2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 61 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3d2b, #474a2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A3D2B?: #4A3D2B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3D2B?: The RGB value is 74, 61, 43: 74 red, 61 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3D2B?: The complementary color is #2B384A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3D2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.