What color is #4A422C?

#4A422C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A422C?

The RGB value is 74, 66, 44: 74 red, 66 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A422C?

The complementary color is #2C344A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A422C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A422C color

#4A422C rgb(74, 66, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A422C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 25.9% green and 17.3% blue (74, 66, 44).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 25% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 41% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#4A422C color codes

HEX	`#4A422C`
RGB	`rgb(74, 66, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 25.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 25%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 41%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 41%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.21, -0.4, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.21, 14.66, 91.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.227, 5.534, 3.175)`
Decimal	`4866604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A422C, 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 #4A422C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A422C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #4A422C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a422c; }
.text { color: #4a422c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a422c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 66 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a422c, #434a2c); }

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Questions

What color is #4A422C?: #4A422C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A422C?: The RGB value is 74, 66, 44: 74 red, 66 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A422C?: The complementary color is #2C344A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A422C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.