What color is #4C3225?

#4C3225 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C3225?

The RGB value is 76, 50, 37: 76 red, 50 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3225?

The complementary color is #253F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3225?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3225 color

#4C3225 rgb(76, 50, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4C3225 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 19.6% green and 14.5% blue (76, 50, 37).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 35% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 51% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#4C3225 color codes

HEX	`#4C3225`
RGB	`rgb(76, 50, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 19.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 35%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 51%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 51%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.51, 9.97, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.51, 16.4, 52.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.455, 3.952, 2.278)`
Decimal	`4993573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3225, 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 #4C3225	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3225 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #4C3225 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3225; }
.text { color: #4c3225; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3225; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 50 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3225, #4c4625); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C3225?: #4C3225 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C3225?: The RGB value is 76, 50, 37: 76 red, 50 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3225?: The complementary color is #253F4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3225?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.