What color is #4E1700?

#4E1700 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E1700?

The RGB value is 78, 23, 0: 78 red, 23 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E1700?

The complementary color is #00374E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E1700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E1700 color

#4E1700 rgb(78, 23, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E1700 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 9% green and 0% blue (78, 23, 0).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 100% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Rush (#4E1B0B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#4E1700 color codes

HEX	`#4E1700`
RGB	`rgb(78, 23, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 100%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.67, 24.73, 25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.67, 35.28, 45.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.449, 2.233, 0.249)`
Decimal	`5117696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E1700, 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 #4E1700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E1700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #4E1700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e1700; }
.text { color: #4e1700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e1700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 23 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e1700, #4e3e00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #4E1700?: #4E1700 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Rush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E1700?: The RGB value is 78, 23, 0: 78 red, 23 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E1700?: The complementary color is #00374E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E1700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.