What color is #4C441F?

#4C441F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C441F?

The RGB value is 76, 68, 31: 76 red, 68 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C441F?

The complementary color is #1F274C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C441F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C441F color

#4C441F rgb(76, 68, 31)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4C441F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 26.7% green and 12.2% blue (76, 68, 31).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 42% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 59% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#4C441F color codes

HEX	`#4C441F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 68, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 26.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 42%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 59%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 59%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.82, -2.25, 23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.82, 23.49, 95.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.295, 5.77, 2.131)`
Decimal	`4998175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C441F, 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 #4C441F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C441F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #4C441F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c441f; }
.text { color: #4c441f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c441f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 68 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c441f, #3e4c1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4C441F?: #4C441F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C441F?: The RGB value is 76, 68, 31: 76 red, 68 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C441F?: The complementary color is #1F274C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C441F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.