What color is #4B3C0D?

#4B3C0D is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3C0D?

The RGB value is 75, 60, 13: 75 red, 60 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3C0D?

The complementary color is #0D1C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3C0D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3C0D color

#4B3C0D rgb(75, 60, 13)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B3C0D is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 23.5% green and 5.1% blue (75, 60, 13).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 70% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 83% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#4B3C0D color codes

HEX	`#4B3C0D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 60, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 23.5%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 70%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 83%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 83%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.03, 0.92, 29.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.03, 29.82, 88.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.59, 4.757, 1.057)`
Decimal	`4930573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3C0D, 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 #4B3C0D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3C0D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #4B3C0D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3c0d; }
.text { color: #4b3c0d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3c0d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 60 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3c0d, #3b4b0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4B3C0D?: #4B3C0D is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3C0D?: The RGB value is 75, 60, 13: 75 red, 60 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3C0D?: The complementary color is #0D1C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3C0D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.