What color is #4D423B?

#4D423B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D423B?

The RGB value is 77, 66, 59: 77 red, 66 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D423B?

The complementary color is #3B464D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D423B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D423B color

#4D423B rgb(77, 66, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D423B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 25.9% green and 23.1% blue (77, 66, 59).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 13% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#4D423B color codes

HEX	`#4D423B`
RGB	`rgb(77, 66, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 25.9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 13%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 23%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.88, 3.39, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.88, 6.89, 60.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.798, 5.79, 4.949)`
Decimal	`5063227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D423B, 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 #4D423B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D423B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #4D423B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d423b; }
.text { color: #4d423b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d423b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 66 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d423b, #4d4b3b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D423B?: #4D423B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D423B?: The RGB value is 77, 66, 59: 77 red, 66 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D423B?: The complementary color is #3B464D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D423B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.