What color is #4B3A26?

#4B3A26 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3A26?

The RGB value is 75, 58, 38: 75 red, 58 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3A26?

The complementary color is #26374B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3A26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3A26 color

#4B3A26 rgb(75, 58, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B3A26 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 22.7% green and 14.9% blue (75, 58, 38).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 49% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#4B3A26 color codes

HEX	`#4B3A26`
RGB	`rgb(75, 58, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 22.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 49%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.75, 4.41, 15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.75, 15.9, 73.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.765, 4.662, 2.482)`
Decimal	`4930086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3A26, 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 #4B3A26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3A26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #4B3A26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3a26; }
.text { color: #4b3a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3a26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 58 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3a26, #4a4b26); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B3A26?: #4B3A26 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3A26?: The RGB value is 75, 58, 38: 75 red, 58 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3A26?: The complementary color is #26374B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3A26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.