What color is #4D3717?

#4D3717 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3717?

The RGB value is 77, 55, 23: 77 red, 55 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3717?

The complementary color is #172D4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3717?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3717 color

#4D3717 rgb(77, 55, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D3717 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 21.6% green and 9% blue (77, 55, 23).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 70% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#4D3717 color codes

HEX	`#4D3717`
RGB	`rgb(77, 55, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 21.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 54%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 70%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 70%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.87, 5.82, 23.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.87, 24.17, 76.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.582, 4.372, 1.413)`
Decimal	`5060375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3717, 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 #4D3717	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3717 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #4D3717 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3717; }
.text { color: #4d3717; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3717; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 55 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3717, #484d17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4D3717?: #4D3717 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3717?: The RGB value is 77, 55, 23: 77 red, 55 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3717?: The complementary color is #172D4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3717?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.