What color is #4B3E20?

#4B3E20 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3E20?

The RGB value is 75, 62, 32: 75 red, 62 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3E20?

The complementary color is #202D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3E20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3E20 color

#4B3E20 rgb(75, 62, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B3E20 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 24.3% green and 12.5% blue (75, 62, 32).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 40% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 57% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#4B3E20 color codes

HEX	`#4B3E20`
RGB	`rgb(75, 62, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 24.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 40%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 57%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 57%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.86, 1.14, 20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.86, 20.45, 86.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.885, 5.046, 2.083)`
Decimal	`4931104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3E20, 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 #4B3E20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3E20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #4B3E20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3e20; }
.text { color: #4b3e20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3e20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 62 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3e20, #424b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B3E20?: #4B3E20 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3E20?: The RGB value is 75, 62, 32: 75 red, 62 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3E20?: The complementary color is #202D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3E20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.