What color is #4D3F3E?

#4D3F3E 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 #4D3F3E?

The RGB value is 77, 63, 62: 77 red, 63 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D3F3E?

The complementary color is #3E4C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D3F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D3F3E color

#4D3F3E rgb(77, 63, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D3F3E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 24.7% green and 24.3% blue (77, 63, 62).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 11% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#4D3F3E color codes

HEX	`#4D3F3E`
RGB	`rgb(77, 63, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 24.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 11%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 19%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.06, 5.87, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.06, 6.54, 26.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.708, 5.481, 5.314)`
Decimal	`5062462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D3F3E, 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 #4D3F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D3F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #4D3F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d3f3e; }
.text { color: #4d3f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d3f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 63 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d3f3e, #4d463e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4D3F3E?: #4D3F3E 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 #4D3F3E?: The RGB value is 77, 63, 62: 77 red, 63 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D3F3E?: The complementary color is #3E4C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D3F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.