What color is #4E231A?

#4E231A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E231A?

The RGB value is 78, 35, 26: 78 red, 35 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E231A?

The complementary color is #1A454E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E231A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E231A color

#4E231A rgb(78, 35, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E231A is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 13.7% green and 10.2% blue (78, 35, 26).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 50% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 67% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Torrefacto Roast (#4E241E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#4E231A color codes

HEX	`#4E231A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 35, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 13.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 50%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 67%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 67%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.63, 19.33, 15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.63, 24.7, 38.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.93, 2.897, 1.329)`
Decimal	`5120794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E231A, 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 #4E231A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E231A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #4E231A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e231a; }
.text { color: #4e231a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e231a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 35 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e231a, #4e3d1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4E231A?: #4E231A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Torrefacto Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E231A?: The RGB value is 78, 35, 26: 78 red, 35 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E231A?: The complementary color is #1A454E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E231A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.