What color is #4C3940?

#4C3940 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 #4C3940?

The RGB value is 76, 57, 64: 76 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3940?

The complementary color is #394C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3940 color

#4C3940 rgb(76, 57, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C3940 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 22.4% green and 25.1% blue (76, 57, 64).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 16% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#4C3940 color codes

HEX	`#4C3940`
RGB	`rgb(76, 57, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 22.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 25%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 16%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.25, 9.72, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.25, 9.78, 353.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.369, 4.833, 5.5)`
Decimal	`4995392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3940, 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 #4C3940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #4C3940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3940; }
.text { color: #4c3940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 57 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3940, #4c3c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C3940?: #4C3940 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 #4C3940?: The RGB value is 76, 57, 64: 76 red, 57 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3940?: The complementary color is #394C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.