What color is #4D3835?

#4D3835 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3835?

The RGB value is 77, 56, 53: 77 red, 56 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3835?

The complementary color is #354A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3835?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3835 color

#4D3835 rgb(77, 56, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D3835 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 22% green and 20.8% blue (77, 56, 53).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 31% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#4D3835 color codes

HEX	`#4D3835`
RGB	`rgb(77, 56, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 22%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 31%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 31%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.75, 8.83, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.75, 10.41, 31.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.117, 4.663, 3.998)`
Decimal	`5060661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3835, 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 #4D3835	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3835 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #4D3835 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3835; }
.text { color: #4d3835; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3835; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 56 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3835, #4d4435); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4D3835?: #4D3835 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3835?: The RGB value is 77, 56, 53: 77 red, 56 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3835?: The complementary color is #354A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3835?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.