What color is #4C393F?

#4C393F 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 #4C393F?

The RGB value is 76, 57, 63: 76 red, 57 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C393F?

The complementary color is #394C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C393F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C393F color

#4C393F rgb(76, 57, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C393F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 22.4% green and 24.7% blue (76, 57, 63).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 17% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#4C393F color codes

HEX	`#4C393F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 57, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 22.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 25%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 17%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.22, 9.52, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.22, 9.53, 357.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.341, 4.822, 5.351)`
Decimal	`4995391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C393F, 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 #4C393F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C393F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #4C393F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c393f; }
.text { color: #4c393f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c393f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 57 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c393f, #4c3d39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4C393F?: #4C393F 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 #4C393F?: The RGB value is 76, 57, 63: 76 red, 57 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C393F?: The complementary color is #394C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C393F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.