What color is #4E311D?

#4E311D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E311D?

The RGB value is 78, 49, 29: 78 red, 49 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E311D?

The complementary color is #1D3A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E311D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E311D color

#4E311D rgb(78, 49, 29)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E311D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 19.2% green and 11.4% blue (78, 49, 29).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 46% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 63% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#4E311D color codes

HEX	`#4E311D`
RGB	`rgb(78, 49, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 19.2%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 46%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 63%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 63%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.36, 10.74, 18.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.36, 21.01, 59.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.462, 3.905, 1.681)`
Decimal	`5124381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E311D, 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 #4E311D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E311D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #4E311D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e311d; }
.text { color: #4e311d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e311d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 49 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e311d, #4e4a1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #4E311D?: #4E311D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E311D?: The RGB value is 78, 49, 29: 78 red, 49 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E311D?: The complementary color is #1D3A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E311D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.