What color is #4B4138?

#4B4138 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 #4B4138?

The RGB value is 75, 65, 56: 75 red, 65 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4138?

The complementary color is #38424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4138 color

#4B4138 rgb(75, 65, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B4138 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 25.5% green and 22% blue (75, 65, 56).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#4B4138 color codes

HEX	`#4B4138`
RGB	`rgb(75, 65, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 25.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.28, 2.6, 7.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.28, 7.54, 69.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.506, 5.562, 4.524)`
Decimal	`4931896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4138, 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 #4B4138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #4B4138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4138; }
.text { color: #4b4138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 65 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4138, #4b4b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4B4138?: #4B4138 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 #4B4138?: The RGB value is 75, 65, 56: 75 red, 65 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4138?: The complementary color is #38424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.