What color is #4D350E?

#4D350E is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D350E?

The RGB value is 77, 53, 14: 77 red, 53 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D350E?

The complementary color is #0E264D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D350E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D350E color

#4D350E rgb(77, 53, 14)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D350E is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 20.8% green and 5.5% blue (77, 53, 14).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 69% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 82% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#4D350E color codes

HEX	`#4D350E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 53, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 20.8%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 69%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 82%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 82%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.18, 6.52, 27.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.18, 28.36, 76.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.413, 4.156, 0.985)`
Decimal	`5059854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D350E, 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 #4D350E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D350E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #4D350E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d350e; }
.text { color: #4d350e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d350e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 53 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d350e, #454d0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4D350E?: #4D350E is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D350E?: The RGB value is 77, 53, 14: 77 red, 53 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D350E?: The complementary color is #0E264D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D350E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.