What color is #4E3640?

#4E3640 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3640?

The RGB value is 78, 54, 64: 78 red, 54 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3640?

The complementary color is #364E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3640?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3640 color

#4E3640 rgb(78, 54, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E3640 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 21.2% green and 25.1% blue (78, 54, 64).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#4E3640 color codes

HEX	`#4E3640`
RGB	`rgb(78, 54, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 21.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 31%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 18%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.65, 12.53, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.65, 12.68, 351.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.386, 4.628, 5.459)`
Decimal	`5125696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3640, 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 #4E3640	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3640 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #4E3640 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3640; }
.text { color: #4e3640; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3640; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 54 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3640, #4e3836); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E3640?: #4E3640 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3640?: The RGB value is 78, 54, 64: 78 red, 54 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3640?: The complementary color is #364E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3640?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.