What color is #4A463D?

#4A463D 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 #4A463D?

The RGB value is 74, 70, 61: 74 red, 70 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A463D?

The complementary color is #3D414A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A463D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A463D color

#4A463D rgb(74, 70, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A463D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.5% green and 23.9% blue (74, 70, 61).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 10% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#4A463D color codes

HEX	`#4A463D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 70, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 10%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 18%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.85, -0.12, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.85, 6.03, 91.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.856, 6.173, 5.297)`
Decimal	`4867645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A463D, 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 #4A463D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A463D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #4A463D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a463d; }
.text { color: #4a463d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a463d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 70 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a463d, #484a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4A463D?: #4A463D 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 #4A463D?: The RGB value is 74, 70, 61: 74 red, 70 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A463D?: The complementary color is #3D414A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A463D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.