What color is #4D453F?

#4D453F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D453F?

The RGB value is 77, 69, 63: 77 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D453F?

The complementary color is #3F474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D453F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D453F color

#4D453F rgb(77, 69, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D453F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.1% green and 24.7% blue (77, 69, 63).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 10% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Macchiato (#4F4744), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#4D453F color codes

HEX	`#4D453F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 69, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 10%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 18%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.89, 2.21, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.89, 5.34, 65.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.086, 6.193, 5.576)`
Decimal	`5063999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D453F, 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 #4D453F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D453F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #4D453F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d453f; }
.text { color: #4d453f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d453f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 69 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d453f, #4d4c3f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D453F?: #4D453F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D453F?: The RGB value is 77, 69, 63: 77 red, 69 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D453F?: The complementary color is #3F474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D453F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.