What color is #4B432D?

#4B432D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B432D?

The RGB value is 75, 67, 45: 75 red, 67 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B432D?

The complementary color is #2D354B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B432D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B432D color

#4B432D rgb(75, 67, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B432D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 26.3% green and 17.6% blue (75, 67, 45).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 25% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 40% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#4B432D color codes

HEX	`#4B432D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 67, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 26.3%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 25%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 40%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 40%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.64, -0.41, 14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.64, 14.63, 91.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.383, 5.7, 3.299)`
Decimal	`4932397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B432D, 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 #4B432D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B432D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #4B432D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b432d; }
.text { color: #4b432d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b432d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 67 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b432d, #444b2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B432D?: #4B432D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B432D?: The RGB value is 75, 67, 45: 75 red, 67 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B432D?: The complementary color is #2D354B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B432D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.