What color is #4B3D3F?

#4B3D3F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3D3F?

The RGB value is 75, 61, 63: 75 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3D3F?

The complementary color is #3D4B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3D3F color

#4B3D3F rgb(75, 61, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B3D3F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 23.9% green and 24.7% blue (75, 61, 63).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 10% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#4B3D3F color codes

HEX	`#4B3D3F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 61, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 23.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 10%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 19%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.28, 6.48, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.28, 6.57, 9.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.468, 5.192, 5.416)`
Decimal	`4930879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3D3F, 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 #4B3D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #4B3D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3d3f; }
.text { color: #4b3d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 61 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3d3f, #4b423d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B3D3F?: #4B3D3F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3D3F?: The RGB value is 75, 61, 63: 75 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3D3F?: The complementary color is #3D4B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.