What color is #4B433F?

#4B433F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B433F?

The RGB value is 75, 67, 63: 75 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B433F?

The complementary color is #3F474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B433F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B433F color

#4B433F rgb(75, 67, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B433F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 26.3% green and 24.7% blue (75, 67, 63).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Macchiato (#4F4744), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#4B433F color codes

HEX	`#4B433F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 67, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 26.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 16%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.08, 2.61, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.08, 4.5, 54.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.806, 5.869, 5.529)`
Decimal	`4932415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B433F, 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 #4B433F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B433F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #4B433F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b433f; }
.text { color: #4b433f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b433f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 67 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b433f, #4b493f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B433F?: #4B433F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B433F?: The RGB value is 75, 67, 63: 75 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B433F?: The complementary color is #3F474B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B433F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.