What color is #4C3A44?

#4C3A44 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C3A44?

The RGB value is 76, 58, 68: 76 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3A44?

The complementary color is #3A4C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3A44 color

#4C3A44 rgb(76, 58, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C3A44 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 22.7% green and 26.7% blue (76, 58, 68).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.52:1).

#4C3A44 color codes

HEX	`#4C3A44`
RGB	`rgb(76, 58, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 22.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 24%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.68, 9.87, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.68, 10.34, 342.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.537, 4.98, 6.137)`
Decimal	`4995652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3A44, 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 #4C3A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #4C3A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3a44; }
.text { color: #4c3a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 58 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3a44, #4c3a3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4C3A44?: #4C3A44 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C3A44?: The RGB value is 76, 58, 68: 76 red, 58 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3A44?: The complementary color is #3A4C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.