What color is #4C483F?

#4C483F 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 #4C483F?

The RGB value is 76, 72, 63: 76 red, 72 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C483F?

The complementary color is #3F434C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C483F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C483F color

#4C483F rgb(76, 72, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4C483F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 28.2% green and 24.7% blue (76, 72, 63).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 9% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 17% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#4C483F color codes

HEX	`#4C483F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 72, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 28.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 9%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 17%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 17%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.71, -0.13, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.71, 6.01, 91.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.195, 6.53, 5.636)`
Decimal	`4999231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C483F, 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 #4C483F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C483F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #4C483F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c483f; }
.text { color: #4c483f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c483f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 72 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c483f, #4a4c3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4C483F?: #4C483F 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 #4C483F?: The RGB value is 76, 72, 63: 76 red, 72 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C483F?: The complementary color is #3F434C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C483F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.