What color is #4A3D3B?

#4A3D3B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A3D3B?

The RGB value is 74, 61, 59: 74 red, 61 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3D3B?

The complementary color is #3B484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3D3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3D3B color

#4A3D3B rgb(74, 61, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A3D3B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 23.9% green and 23.1% blue (74, 61, 59).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#4A3D3B color codes

HEX	`#4A3D3B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 61, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 23.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 20%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.04, 5.27, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.04, 6.24, 32.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.282, 5.109, 4.845)`
Decimal	`4865339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3D3B, 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 #4A3D3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3D3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #4A3D3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3d3b; }
.text { color: #4a3d3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3d3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 61 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3d3b, #4a453b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4A3D3B?: #4A3D3B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A3D3B?: The RGB value is 74, 61, 59: 74 red, 61 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3D3B?: The complementary color is #3B484A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3D3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.