What color is #4C301C?

#4C301C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C301C?

The RGB value is 76, 48, 28: 76 red, 48 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C301C?

The complementary color is #1C384C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C301C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C301C color

#4C301C rgb(76, 48, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4C301C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 18.8% green and 11% blue (76, 48, 28).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 46% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 63% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#4C301C color codes

HEX	`#4C301C`
RGB	`rgb(76, 48, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 18.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 46%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 63%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.77, 10.3, 17.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.77, 20.66, 60.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.247, 3.735, 1.596)`
Decimal	`4993052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C301C, 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 #4C301C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C301C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #4C301C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c301c; }
.text { color: #4c301c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c301c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 48 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c301c, #4c481c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #4C301C?: #4C301C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C301C?: The RGB value is 76, 48, 28: 76 red, 48 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C301C?: The complementary color is #1C384C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C301C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.