What color is #4B362A?

#4B362A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B362A?

The RGB value is 75, 54, 42: 75 red, 54 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B362A?

The complementary color is #2A3F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B362A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B362A color

#4B362A rgb(75, 54, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B362A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 21.2% green and 16.5% blue (75, 54, 42).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 44% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rum (#45362B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#4B362A color codes

HEX	`#4B362A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 54, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 21.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 44%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 44%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.64, 7.53, 11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.64, 13.51, 56.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.639, 4.302, 2.776)`
Decimal	`4929066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B362A, 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 #4B362A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B362A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #4B362A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b362a; }
.text { color: #4b362a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b362a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 54 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b362a, #4b462a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B362A?: #4B362A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B362A?: The RGB value is 75, 54, 42: 75 red, 54 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B362A?: The complementary color is #2A3F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B362A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.