What color is #4B453B?

#4B453B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B453B?

The RGB value is 75, 69, 59: 75 red, 69 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B453B?

The complementary color is #3B414B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B453B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B453B color

#4B453B rgb(75, 69, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B453B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 27.1% green and 23.1% blue (75, 69, 59).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 12% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#4B453B color codes

HEX	`#4B453B`
RGB	`rgb(75, 69, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 27.1%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 12%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 21%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.58, 0.59, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.58, 6.99, 85.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.819, 6.068, 5.002)`
Decimal	`4932923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B453B, 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 #4B453B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B453B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #4B453B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b453b; }
.text { color: #4b453b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b453b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 69 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b453b, #494b3b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4B453B?: #4B453B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B453B?: The RGB value is 75, 69, 59: 75 red, 69 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B453B?: The complementary color is #3B414B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B453B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.