What color is #4B372E?

#4B372E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B372E?

The RGB value is 75, 55, 46: 75 red, 55 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B372E?

The complementary color is #2E424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B372E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B372E color

#4B372E rgb(75, 55, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B372E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 21.6% green and 18% blue (75, 55, 46).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 24% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 39% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#4B372E color codes

HEX	`#4B372E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 55, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 21.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 24%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 39%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 39%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.03, 7.45, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.03, 11.77, 50.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.761, 4.426, 3.188)`
Decimal	`4929326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B372E, 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 #4B372E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B372E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #4B372E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b372e; }
.text { color: #4b372e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b372e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 55 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b372e, #4b462e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4B372E?: #4B372E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B372E?: The RGB value is 75, 55, 46: 75 red, 55 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B372E?: The complementary color is #2E424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B372E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.