What color is #4B3836?

#4B3836 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3836?

The RGB value is 75, 56, 54: 75 red, 56 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3836?

The complementary color is #36494B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3836?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3836 color

#4B3836 rgb(75, 56, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B3836 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 22% green and 21.2% blue (75, 56, 54).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 28% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#4B3836 color codes

HEX	`#4B3836`
RGB	`rgb(75, 56, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 22%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 28%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 28%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.54, 8.09, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.54, 9.26, 29.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.982, 4.591, 4.113)`
Decimal	`4929590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3836, 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 #4B3836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3836 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4B3836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3836; }
.text { color: #4b3836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 56 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3836, #4b4236); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B3836?: #4B3836 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3836?: The RGB value is 75, 56, 54: 75 red, 56 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3836?: The complementary color is #36494B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3836?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.