What color is #4A3F35?

#4A3F35 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 #4A3F35?

The RGB value is 74, 63, 53: 74 red, 63 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A3F35?

The complementary color is #35404A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A3F35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A3F35 color

#4A3F35 rgb(74, 63, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A3F35 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 24.7% green and 20.8% blue (74, 63, 53).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 28% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#4A3F35 color codes

HEX	`#4A3F35`
RGB	`rgb(74, 63, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 24.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 28%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 28%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.49, 2.91, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.49, 8.42, 69.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.244, 5.268, 4.108)`
Decimal	`4865845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A3F35, 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 #4A3F35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A3F35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #4A3F35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a3f35; }
.text { color: #4a3f35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a3f35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 63 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a3f35, #4a4a35); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A3F35?: #4A3F35 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 #4A3F35?: The RGB value is 74, 63, 53: 74 red, 63 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A3F35?: The complementary color is #35404A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A3F35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.