What color is #4D2C27?

#4D2C27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D2C27?

The RGB value is 77, 44, 39: 77 red, 44 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D2C27?

The complementary color is #27484D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D2C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D2C27 color

#4D2C27 rgb(77, 44, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D2C27 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 17.3% green and 15.3% blue (77, 44, 39).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 49% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Chocolate (#4F2923), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#4D2C27 color codes

HEX	`#4D2C27`
RGB	`rgb(77, 44, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 17.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 49%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 49%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.04, 14.59, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.04, 17.53, 33.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.328, 3.526, 2.372)`
Decimal	`5057575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D2C27, 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 #4D2C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D2C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #4D2C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d2c27; }
.text { color: #4d2c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d2c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 44 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d2c27, #4d3f27); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D2C27?: #4D2C27 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D2C27?: The RGB value is 77, 44, 39: 77 red, 44 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D2C27?: The complementary color is #27484D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D2C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.