What color is #4B372F?

#4B372F 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 #4B372F?

The RGB value is 75, 55, 47: 75 red, 55 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B372F?

The complementary color is #2F434B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B372F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B372F color

#4B372F rgb(75, 55, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B372F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 21.6% green and 18.4% blue (75, 55, 47).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 23% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 37% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#4B372F color codes

HEX	`#4B372F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 55, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 21.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 23%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 37%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 37%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.06, 7.6, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.06, 11.39, 48.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.781, 4.434, 3.293)`
Decimal	`4929327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B372F, 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 #4B372F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B372F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #4B372F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b372f; }
.text { color: #4b372f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b372f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 55 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b372f, #4b452f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B372F?: #4B372F 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 #4B372F?: The RGB value is 75, 55, 47: 75 red, 55 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B372F?: The complementary color is #2F434B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B372F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.