What color is #4D2B13?

#4D2B13 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D2B13?

The RGB value is 77, 43, 19: 77 red, 43 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D2B13?

The complementary color is #13354D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D2B13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D2B13 color

#4D2B13 rgb(77, 43, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D2B13 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 16.9% green and 7.5% blue (77, 43, 19).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 60% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 75% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Castle (#452207), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#4D2B13 color codes

HEX	`#4D2B13`
RGB	`rgb(77, 43, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 16.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 60%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 75%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 75%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.41, 13.3, 21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.41, 25.64, 58.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.042, 3.353, 1.05)`
Decimal	`5057299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D2B13, 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 #4D2B13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D2B13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #4D2B13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d2b13; }
.text { color: #4d2b13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d2b13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 43 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d2b13, #4d4813); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #4D2B13?: #4D2B13 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Castle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D2B13?: The RGB value is 77, 43, 19: 77 red, 43 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D2B13?: The complementary color is #13354D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D2B13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.