What color is #4B382E?

#4B382E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B382E?

The RGB value is 75, 56, 46: 75 red, 56 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B382E?

The complementary color is #2E414B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B382E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B382E color

#4B382E rgb(75, 56, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B382E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 22% green and 18% blue (75, 56, 46).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 24% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 39% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Rum (#45362B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#4B382E color codes

HEX	`#4B382E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 56, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 22%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 24%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 39%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 39%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.33, 6.8, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.33, 11.69, 54.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.809, 4.522, 3.204)`
Decimal	`4929582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B382E, 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 #4B382E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B382E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #4B382E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b382e; }
.text { color: #4b382e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b382e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 56 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b382e, #4b462e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B382E?: #4B382E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B382E?: The RGB value is 75, 56, 46: 75 red, 56 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B382E?: The complementary color is #2E414B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B382E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.