What color is #4B3F3B?

#4B3F3B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B3F3B?

The RGB value is 75, 63, 59: 75 red, 63 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B3F3B?

The complementary color is #3B474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B3F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B3F3B color

#4B3F3B rgb(75, 63, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B3F3B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 24.7% green and 23.1% blue (75, 63, 59).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 12% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#4B3F3B color codes

HEX	`#4B3F3B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 63, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 24.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 12%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.76, 4.43, 4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.76, 6.22, 44.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.469, 5.367, 4.885)`
Decimal	`4931387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B3F3B, 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 #4B3F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B3F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #4B3F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b3f3b; }
.text { color: #4b3f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b3f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 63 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b3f3b, #4b473b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B3F3B?: #4B3F3B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B3F3B?: The RGB value is 75, 63, 59: 75 red, 63 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B3F3B?: The complementary color is #3B474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B3F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.