What color is #4D3318?

#4D3318 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3318?

The RGB value is 77, 51, 24: 77 red, 51 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3318?

The complementary color is #18324D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3318?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3318 color

#4D3318 rgb(77, 51, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D3318 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 20% green and 9.4% blue (77, 51, 24).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 52% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 69% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#4D3318 color codes

HEX	`#4D3318`
RGB	`rgb(77, 51, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 20%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 52%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 69%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 69%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.71, 8.5, 21.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.71, 23.16, 68.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.41, 4.012, 1.406)`
Decimal	`5059352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3318, 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 #4D3318	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3318 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #4D3318 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3318; }
.text { color: #4d3318; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3318; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 51 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3318, #4c4d18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #4D3318?: #4D3318 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3318?: The RGB value is 77, 51, 24: 77 red, 51 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3318?: The complementary color is #18324D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3318?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.