What color is #4B412E?

#4B412E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B412E?

The RGB value is 75, 65, 46: 75 red, 65 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B412E?

The complementary color is #2E384B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B412E?

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.

#4B412E color

#4B412E rgb(75, 65, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B412E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 25.5% green and 18% blue (75, 65, 46).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 24% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 39% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4B412E color codes

HEX	`#4B412E`
RGB	`rgb(75, 65, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 25.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 24%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 39%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 39%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.04, 1, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.04, 13.23, 85.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.285, 5.474, 3.362)`
Decimal	`4931886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B412E, 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 #4B412E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B412E 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 #4B412E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b412e; }
.text { color: #4b412e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b412e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 65 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b412e, #474b2e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B412E?: #4B412E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B412E?: The RGB value is 75, 65, 46: 75 red, 65 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B412E?: The complementary color is #2E384B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B412E?: 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.