What color is #4C452B?

#4C452B 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 #4C452B?

The RGB value is 76, 69, 43: 76 red, 69 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C452B?

The complementary color is #2B324C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C452B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C452B color

#4C452B rgb(76, 69, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4C452B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 27.1% green and 16.9% blue (76, 69, 43).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 43% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#4C452B color codes

HEX	`#4C452B`
RGB	`rgb(76, 69, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 27.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 43%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 43%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.33, -1.47, 16.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.33, 16.86, 95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.545, 5.967, 3.145)`
Decimal	`4998443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C452B, 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 #4C452B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C452B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #4C452B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c452b; }
.text { color: #4c452b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c452b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 69 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c452b, #434c2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4C452B?: #4C452B 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 #4C452B?: The RGB value is 76, 69, 43: 76 red, 69 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C452B?: The complementary color is #2B324C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C452B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.