What color is #4D3720?

#4D3720 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3720?

The RGB value is 77, 55, 32: 77 red, 55 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3720?

The complementary color is #20364D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3720?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3720 color

#4D3720 rgb(77, 55, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D3720 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 21.6% green and 12.5% blue (77, 55, 32).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 41% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 58% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#4D3720 color codes

HEX	`#4D3720`
RGB	`rgb(77, 55, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 21.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 41%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 58%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 58%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25, 6.65, 18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25, 19.35, 69.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.688, 4.415, 1.971)`
Decimal	`5060384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3720, 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 #4D3720	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3720 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #4D3720 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3720; }
.text { color: #4d3720; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3720; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 55 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3720, #4c4d20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4D3720?: #4D3720 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3720?: The RGB value is 77, 55, 32: 77 red, 55 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3720?: The complementary color is #20364D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3720?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.