What color is #4B2E1B?

#4B2E1B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B2E1B?

The RGB value is 75, 46, 27: 75 red, 46 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B2E1B?

The complementary color is #1B384B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B2E1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B2E1B color

#4B2E1B rgb(75, 46, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B2E1B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 18% green and 10.6% blue (75, 46, 27).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 47% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 64% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#4B2E1B color codes

HEX	`#4B2E1B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 46, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 18%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 47%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 64%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 64%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.05, 11.01, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.05, 20.78, 58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.077, 3.529, 1.503)`
Decimal	`4927003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B2E1B, 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 #4B2E1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B2E1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #4B2E1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b2e1b; }
.text { color: #4b2e1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b2e1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 46 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b2e1b, #4b461b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #4B2E1B?: #4B2E1B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B2E1B?: The RGB value is 75, 46, 27: 75 red, 46 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B2E1B?: The complementary color is #1B384B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B2E1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.