What color is #4B3617?

#4B3617 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3617?

The RGB value is 75, 54, 23: 75 red, 54 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3617?

The complementary color is #172C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3617?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3617 color

#4B3617 rgb(75, 54, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B3617 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 21.2% green and 9% blue (75, 54, 23).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 53% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 69% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#4B3617 color codes

HEX	`#4B3617`
RGB	`rgb(75, 54, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 21.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 53%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 69%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 69%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.31, 5.45, 22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.31, 23.4, 76.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.376, 4.196, 1.39)`
Decimal	`4929047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3617, 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 #4B3617	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3617 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #4B3617 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3617; }
.text { color: #4b3617; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3617; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 54 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3617, #464b17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B3617?: #4B3617 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3617?: The RGB value is 75, 54, 23: 75 red, 54 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3617?: The complementary color is #172C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3617?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.