What color is #4C2702?

#4C2702 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C2702?

The RGB value is 76, 39, 2: 76 red, 39 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C2702?

The complementary color is #02274C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C2702?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C2702 color

#4C2702 rgb(76, 39, 2)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4C2702 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 15.3% green and 0.8% blue (76, 39, 2).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 95% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 97% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#4C2702 color codes

HEX	`#4C2702`
RGB	`rgb(76, 39, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 15.3%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 95%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 97%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 97%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.01, 14.49, 28.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.01, 31.73, 62.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.717, 2.992, 0.439)`
Decimal	`4990722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C2702, 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 #4C2702	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C2702 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #4C2702 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c2702; }
.text { color: #4c2702; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c2702; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 39 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c2702, #4c4c02); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #4C2702?: #4C2702 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C2702?: The RGB value is 76, 39, 2: 76 red, 39 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C2702?: The complementary color is #02274C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C2702?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.