What color is #4D3C39?

#4D3C39 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D3C39?

The RGB value is 77, 60, 57: 77 red, 60 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3C39?

The complementary color is #394A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3C39 color

#4D3C39 rgb(77, 60, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D3C39 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 23.5% green and 22.4% blue (77, 60, 57).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#4D3C39 color codes

HEX	`#4D3C39`
RGB	`rgb(77, 60, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 23.5%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 26%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 26%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.03, 6.91, 4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.03, 8.35, 34.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.415, 5.105, 4.57)`
Decimal	`5061689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3C39, 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 #4D3C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #4D3C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3c39; }
.text { color: #4d3c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 60 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3c39, #4d4639); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4D3C39?: #4D3C39 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D3C39?: The RGB value is 77, 60, 57: 77 red, 60 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3C39?: The complementary color is #394A4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.