What color is #4B3A2C?

#4B3A2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3A2C?

The RGB value is 75, 58, 44: 75 red, 58 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3A2C?

The complementary color is #2C3D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3A2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3A2C color

#4B3A2C rgb(75, 58, 44)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B3A2C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 22.7% green and 17.3% blue (75, 58, 44).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 26% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 41% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#4B3A2C color codes

HEX	`#4B3A2C`
RGB	`rgb(75, 58, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 22.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 26%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 41%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 41%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.87, 5.21, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.87, 12.68, 65.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.869, 4.704, 3.034)`
Decimal	`4930092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3A2C, 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 #4B3A2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3A2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #4B3A2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3a2c; }
.text { color: #4b3a2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3a2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 58 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3a2c, #4b4a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B3A2C?: #4B3A2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3A2C?: The RGB value is 75, 58, 44: 75 red, 58 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3A2C?: The complementary color is #2C3D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3A2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.