What color is #4D230C?

#4D230C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D230C?

The RGB value is 77, 35, 12: 77 red, 35 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D230C?

The complementary color is #0C364D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D230C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D230C color

#4D230C rgb(77, 35, 12)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D230C is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 13.7% green and 4.7% blue (77, 35, 12).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 73% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 84% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Evil Cigar (#522000), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#4D230C color codes

HEX	`#4D230C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 35, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 13.7%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 73%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 84%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 84%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.25, 17.93, 23.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.25, 29.39, 52.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.728, 2.807, 0.693)`
Decimal	`5055244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D230C, 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 #4D230C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D230C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #4D230C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d230c; }
.text { color: #4d230c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d230c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 35 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d230c, #4d430c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4D230C?: #4D230C is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D230C?: The RGB value is 77, 35, 12: 77 red, 35 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D230C?: The complementary color is #0C364D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D230C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.