What color is #4A4537?

#4A4537 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 #4A4537?

The RGB value is 74, 69, 55: 74 red, 69 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4537?

The complementary color is #373C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4537 color

#4A4537 rgb(74, 69, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4537 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.1% green and 21.6% blue (74, 69, 55).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% 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 9.56:1).

#4A4537 color codes

HEX	`#4A4537`
RGB	`rgb(74, 69, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 26%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.38, -0.57, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.38, 9.26, 93.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.642, 5.988, 4.472)`
Decimal	`4867383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4537, 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 #4A4537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #4A4537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4537; }
.text { color: #4a4537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 69 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4537, #464a37); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4A4537?: #4A4537 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 #4A4537?: The RGB value is 74, 69, 55: 74 red, 69 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4537?: The complementary color is #373C4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.