What color is #4C3925?

#4C3925 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 #4C3925?

The RGB value is 76, 57, 37: 76 red, 57 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3925?

The complementary color is #25384C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3925?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3925 color

#4C3925 rgb(76, 57, 37)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4C3925 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 22.4% green and 14.5% blue (76, 57, 37).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 35% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 51% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#4C3925 color codes

HEX	`#4C3925`
RGB	`rgb(76, 57, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 22.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 35%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 51%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 51%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.55, 5.42, 15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.55, 16.59, 70.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.778, 4.597, 2.385)`
Decimal	`4995365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3925, 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 #4C3925	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3925 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4C3925 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3925; }
.text { color: #4c3925; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3925; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 57 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3925, #4b4c25); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C3925?: #4C3925 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 #4C3925?: The RGB value is 76, 57, 37: 76 red, 57 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3925?: The complementary color is #25384C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3925?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.