What color is #4A443B?

#4A443B 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 #4A443B?

The RGB value is 74, 68, 59: 74 red, 68 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A443B?

The complementary color is #3B414A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A443B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A443B color

#4A443B rgb(74, 68, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A443B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 26.7% green and 23.1% blue (74, 68, 59).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 11% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#4A443B color codes

HEX	`#4A443B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 68, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 26.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 11%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 20%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.17, 0.77, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.17, 6.42, 83.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.681, 5.906, 4.978)`
Decimal	`4867131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A443B, 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 #4A443B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A443B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #4A443B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a443b; }
.text { color: #4a443b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a443b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 68 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a443b, #494a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A443B?: #4A443B 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 #4A443B?: The RGB value is 74, 68, 59: 74 red, 68 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A443B?: The complementary color is #3B414A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A443B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.