What color is #4C2C28?

#4C2C28 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C2C28?

The RGB value is 76, 44, 40: 76 red, 44 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C2C28?

The complementary color is #28484C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C2C28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C2C28 color

#4C2C28 rgb(76, 44, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4C2C28 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 17.3% green and 15.7% blue (76, 44, 40).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 31% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 47% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#4C2C28 color codes

HEX	`#4C2C28`
RGB	`rgb(76, 44, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 17.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 31%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 47%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 47%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.91, 14.25, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.91, 16.78, 31.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.264, 3.491, 2.456)`
Decimal	`4992040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C2C28, 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 #4C2C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C2C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #4C2C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c2c28; }
.text { color: #4c2c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c2c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 44 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c2c28, #4c3e28); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C2C28?: #4C2C28 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C2C28?: The RGB value is 76, 44, 40: 76 red, 44 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C2C28?: The complementary color is #28484C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C2C28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.