What color is #4D342C?

#4D342C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D342C?

The RGB value is 77, 52, 44: 77 red, 52 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D342C?

The complementary color is #2C454D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D342C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D342C color

#4D342C rgb(77, 52, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D342C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 20.4% green and 17.3% blue (77, 52, 44).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 43% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#4D342C color codes

HEX	`#4D342C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 52, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 20.4%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 43%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 43%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.37, 10.06, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.37, 13.88, 43.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.743, 4.216, 2.946)`
Decimal	`5059628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D342C, 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 #4D342C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D342C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #4D342C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d342c; }
.text { color: #4d342c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d342c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 52 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d342c, #4d452c); }

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Questions

What color is #4D342C?: #4D342C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D342C?: The RGB value is 77, 52, 44: 77 red, 52 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D342C?: The complementary color is #2C454D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D342C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.