What color is #4D3B2F?

#4D3B2F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3B2F?

The RGB value is 77, 59, 47: 77 red, 59 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3B2F?

The complementary color is #2F414D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3B2F color

#4D3B2F rgb(77, 59, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D3B2F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 23.1% green and 18.4% blue (77, 59, 47).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 24% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 39% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#4D3B2F color codes

HEX	`#4D3B2F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 59, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 23.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 24%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 39%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 39%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.48, 5.95, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.48, 12.04, 60.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.138, 4.911, 3.366)`
Decimal	`5061423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3B2F, 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 #4D3B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #4D3B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3b2f; }
.text { color: #4d3b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 59 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3b2f, #4d4a2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4D3B2F?: #4D3B2F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3B2F?: The RGB value is 77, 59, 47: 77 red, 59 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3B2F?: The complementary color is #2F414D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.