What color is #4C453E?

#4C453E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C453E?

The RGB value is 76, 69, 62: 76 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C453E?

The complementary color is #3E454C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C453E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C453E color

#4C453E rgb(76, 69, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C453E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 27.1% green and 24.3% blue (76, 69, 62).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#4C453E color codes

HEX	`#4C453E`
RGB	`rgb(76, 69, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 27.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 18%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.76, 1.58, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.76, 5.53, 73.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.978, 6.141, 5.427)`
Decimal	`4998462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C453E, 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 #4C453E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C453E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #4C453E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c453e; }
.text { color: #4c453e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c453e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 69 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c453e, #4c4c3e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C453E?: #4C453E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C453E?: The RGB value is 76, 69, 62: 76 red, 69 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C453E?: The complementary color is #3E454C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C453E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.