What color is #4C363E?

#4C363E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C363E?

The RGB value is 76, 54, 62: 76 red, 54 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C363E?

The complementary color is #364C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C363E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C363E color

#4C363E rgb(76, 54, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C363E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 21.2% green and 24.3% blue (76, 54, 62).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 18% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#4C363E color codes

HEX	`#4C363E`
RGB	`rgb(76, 54, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 21.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 29%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 18%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.33, 11.29, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.33, 11.35, 354.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.169, 4.523, 5.157)`
Decimal	`4994622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C363E, 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 #4C363E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C363E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #4C363E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c363e; }
.text { color: #4c363e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c363e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 54 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c363e, #4c3936); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C363E?: #4C363E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C363E?: The RGB value is 76, 54, 62: 76 red, 54 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C363E?: The complementary color is #364C44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C363E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.