What color is #4B2300?

#4B2300 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B2300?

The RGB value is 75, 35, 0: 75 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B2300?

The complementary color is #00284B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B2300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B2300 color

#4B2300 rgb(75, 35, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B2300 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 13.7% green and 0% blue (75, 35, 0).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 100% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#4B2300 color codes

HEX	`#4B2300`
RGB	`rgb(75, 35, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 13.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 100%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.79, 16.42, 27.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.79, 32.11, 59.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.503, 2.698, 0.336)`
Decimal	`4924160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B2300, 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 #4B2300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B2300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #4B2300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b2300; }
.text { color: #4b2300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 35 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b2300, #4b4900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #4B2300?: #4B2300 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B2300?: The RGB value is 75, 35, 0: 75 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B2300?: The complementary color is #00284B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B2300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.