What color is #4C3E26?

#4C3E26 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C3E26?

The RGB value is 76, 62, 38: 76 red, 62 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3E26?

The complementary color is #26344C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3E26 color

#4C3E26 rgb(76, 62, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4C3E26 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 24.3% green and 14.9% blue (76, 62, 38).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 50% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#4C3E26 color codes

HEX	`#4C3E26`
RGB	`rgb(76, 62, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 24.3%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 50%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 50%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.08, 2.32, 17.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.08, 17.17, 82.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.053, 5.122, 2.556)`
Decimal	`4996646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3E26, 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 #4C3E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #4C3E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3e26; }
.text { color: #4c3e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 62 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3e26, #474c26); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C3E26?: #4C3E26 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C3E26?: The RGB value is 76, 62, 38: 76 red, 62 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3E26?: The complementary color is #26344C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.