What color is #4B463A?

#4B463A 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 #4B463A?

The RGB value is 75, 70, 58: 75 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B463A?

The complementary color is #3A3F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B463A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B463A color

#4B463A rgb(75, 70, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B463A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 27.5% green and 22.7% blue (75, 70, 58).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#4B463A color codes

HEX	`#4B463A`
RGB	`rgb(75, 70, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 27.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.87, -0.23, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.87, 8.01, 91.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.856, 6.182, 4.887)`
Decimal	`4933178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B463A, 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 #4B463A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B463A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #4B463A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b463a; }
.text { color: #4b463a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b463a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 70 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b463a, #484b3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4B463A?: #4B463A 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 #4B463A?: The RGB value is 75, 70, 58: 75 red, 70 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B463A?: The complementary color is #3A3F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B463A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.