What color is #4A4336?

#4A4336 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4336?

The RGB value is 74, 67, 54: 74 red, 67 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4336?

The complementary color is #363D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4336?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4336 color

#4A4336 rgb(74, 67, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4336 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 26.3% green and 21.2% blue (74, 67, 54).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#4A4336 color codes

HEX	`#4A4336`
RGB	`rgb(74, 67, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 26.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.74, 0.52, 8.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.74, 9, 86.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.497, 5.737, 4.307)`
Decimal	`4866870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4336, 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 #4A4336	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4336 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #4A4336 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4336; }
.text { color: #4a4336; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4336; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 67 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4336, #474a36); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A4336?: #4A4336 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4336?: The RGB value is 74, 67, 54: 74 red, 67 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4336?: The complementary color is #363D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4336?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.