What color is #4A413C?

#4A413C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A413C?

The RGB value is 74, 65, 60: 74 red, 65 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A413C?

The complementary color is #3C454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A413C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A413C color

#4A413C rgb(74, 65, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A413C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 25.5% green and 23.5% blue (74, 65, 60).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Macchiato (#4F4744), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#4A413C color codes

HEX	`#4A413C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 65, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 25.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 19%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.28, 2.88, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.28, 5.31, 57.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.53, 5.563, 5.057)`
Decimal	`4866364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A413C, 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 #4A413C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A413C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #4A413C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a413c; }
.text { color: #4a413c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a413c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 65 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a413c, #4a483c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4A413C?: #4A413C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A413C?: The RGB value is 74, 65, 60: 74 red, 65 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A413C?: The complementary color is #3C454A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A413C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.