What color is #4B403A?

#4B403A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B403A?

The RGB value is 75, 64, 58: 75 red, 64 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B403A?

The complementary color is #3A454B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B403A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B403A color

#4B403A rgb(75, 64, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B403A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 25.1% green and 22.7% blue (75, 64, 58).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#4B403A color codes

HEX	`#4B403A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 64, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 25.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.03, 3.6, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.03, 6.5, 56.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.499, 5.468, 4.768)`
Decimal	`4931642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B403A, 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 #4B403A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B403A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #4B403A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b403a; }
.text { color: #4b403a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b403a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 64 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b403a, #4b493a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B403A?: #4B403A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B403A?: The RGB value is 75, 64, 58: 75 red, 64 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B403A?: The complementary color is #3A454B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B403A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.