What color is #4C3C41?

#4C3C41 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C3C41?

The RGB value is 76, 60, 65: 76 red, 60 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3C41?

The complementary color is #3C4C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3C41 color

#4C3C41 rgb(76, 60, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C3C41 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 23.5% green and 25.5% blue (76, 60, 65).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 12% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#4C3C41 color codes

HEX	`#4C3C41`
RGB	`rgb(76, 60, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 23.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 12%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 21%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 14%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.16, 7.96, -0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.16, 7.97, 357.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.55, 5.15, 5.702)`
Decimal	`4996161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3C41, 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 #4C3C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #4C3C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3c41; }
.text { color: #4c3c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 60 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3c41, #4c3f3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4C3C41?: #4C3C41 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C3C41?: The RGB value is 76, 60, 65: 76 red, 60 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3C41?: The complementary color is #3C4C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.