What color is #4C231B?

#4C231B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C231B?

The RGB value is 76, 35, 27: 76 red, 35 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C231B?

The complementary color is #1B444C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C231B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C231B color

#4C231B rgb(76, 35, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4C231B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 13.7% green and 10.6% blue (76, 35, 27).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 48% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 64% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#4C231B color codes

HEX	`#4C231B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 35, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 13.7%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 48%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 64%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 64%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.3, 18.51, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.3, 23.34, 37.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.78, 2.818, 1.382)`
Decimal	`4989723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C231B, 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 #4C231B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C231B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #4C231B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c231b; }
.text { color: #4c231b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c231b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 35 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c231b, #4c3c1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4C231B?: #4C231B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C231B?: The RGB value is 76, 35, 27: 76 red, 35 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C231B?: The complementary color is #1B444C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C231B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.