What color is #4E3023?

#4E3023 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3023?

The RGB value is 78, 48, 35: 78 red, 48 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3023?

The complementary color is #23414E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3023?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3023 color

#4E3023 rgb(78, 48, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E3023 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 18.8% green and 13.7% blue (78, 48, 35).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 38% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 55% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Couch (#4E2A20), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#4E3023 color codes

HEX	`#4E3023`
RGB	`rgb(78, 48, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 18.8%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 38%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 55%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 55%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.19, 12, 13.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.19, 18.41, 49.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.502, 3.855, 2.097)`
Decimal	`5124131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3023, 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 #4E3023	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3023 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #4E3023 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3023; }
.text { color: #4e3023; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3023; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 48 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3023, #4e4523); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4E3023?: #4E3023 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Couch. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3023?: The RGB value is 78, 48, 35: 78 red, 48 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3023?: The complementary color is #23414E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3023?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.