What color is #4E340F?

#4E340F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Moelleux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E340F?

The RGB value is 78, 52, 15: 78 red, 52 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E340F?

The complementary color is #0F294E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E340F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E340F color

#4E340F rgb(78, 52, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E340F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20.4% green and 5.9% blue (78, 52, 15).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 68% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 81% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Moelleux au Chocolat (#553311), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#4E340F color codes

HEX	`#4E340F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 52, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20.4%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 68%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 81%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 81%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.03, 7.74, 26.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.03, 28.08, 74.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.456, 4.111, 1.011)`
Decimal	`5125135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E340F, 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 #4E340F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E340F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #4E340F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e340f; }
.text { color: #4e340f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e340f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 52 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e340f, #494e0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #4E340F?: #4E340F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Moelleux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E340F?: The RGB value is 78, 52, 15: 78 red, 52 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E340F?: The complementary color is #0F294E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E340F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.