What color is #4C3732?

#4C3732 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C3732?

The RGB value is 76, 55, 50: 76 red, 55 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3732?

The complementary color is #32474C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3732?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3732 color

#4C3732 rgb(76, 55, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C3732 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 21.6% green and 19.6% blue (76, 55, 50).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#4C3732 color codes

HEX	`#4C3732`
RGB	`rgb(76, 55, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 21.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 34%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.26, 8.54, 6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.26, 10.91, 38.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.923, 4.499, 3.626)`
Decimal	`4994866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3732, 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 #4C3732	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3732 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #4C3732 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3732; }
.text { color: #4c3732; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3732; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 55 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3732, #4c4432); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4C3732?: #4C3732 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C3732?: The RGB value is 76, 55, 50: 76 red, 55 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3732?: The complementary color is #32474C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3732?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.