What color is #4E3532?

#4E3532 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3532?

The RGB value is 78, 53, 50: 78 red, 53 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3532?

The complementary color is #324B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3532 color

#4E3532 rgb(78, 53, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E3532 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 20.8% green and 19.6% blue (78, 53, 50).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 36% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#4E3532 color codes

HEX	`#4E3532`
RGB	`rgb(78, 53, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 20.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 36%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 36%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.94, 10.76, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.94, 12.51, 30.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.991, 4.397, 3.603)`
Decimal	`5125426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3532, 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 #4E3532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #4E3532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3532; }
.text { color: #4e3532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 53 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3532, #4e4332); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E3532?: #4E3532 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3532?: The RGB value is 78, 53, 50: 78 red, 53 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3532?: The complementary color is #324B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.