What color is #4C3E43?

#4C3E43 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 #4C3E43?

The RGB value is 76, 62, 67: 76 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C3E43?

The complementary color is #3E4C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C3E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C3E43 color

#4C3E43 rgb(76, 62, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C3E43 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 24.3% green and 26.3% blue (76, 62, 67).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 10% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#4C3E43 color codes

HEX	`#4C3E43`
RGB	`rgb(76, 62, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 24.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 10%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 18%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.81, 7.06, -0.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.81, 7.1, 353.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.716, 5.387, 6.048)`
Decimal	`4996675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C3E43, 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 #4C3E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C3E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #4C3E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c3e43; }
.text { color: #4c3e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c3e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 62 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c3e43, #4c403e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4C3E43?: #4C3E43 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 #4C3E43?: The RGB value is 76, 62, 67: 76 red, 62 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C3E43?: The complementary color is #3E4C47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C3E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.