What color is #4D4741?

#4D4741 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4741?

The RGB value is 77, 71, 65: 77 red, 71 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4741?

The complementary color is #41474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4741 color

#4D4741 rgb(77, 71, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4D4741 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.8% green and 25.5% blue (77, 71, 65).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 8% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#4D4741 color codes

HEX	`#4D4741`
RGB	`rgb(77, 71, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 8%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 16%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.56, 1.32, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.56, 4.7, 73.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.268, 6.466, 5.918)`
Decimal	`5064513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4741, 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 #4D4741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #4D4741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4741; }
.text { color: #4d4741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 71 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4741, #4d4d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4D4741?: #4D4741 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4741?: The RGB value is 77, 71, 65: 77 red, 71 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4741?: The complementary color is #41474D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.