What color is #4E3B36?

#4E3B36 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3B36?

The RGB value is 78, 59, 54: 78 red, 59 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3B36?

The complementary color is #36494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3B36 color

#4E3B36 rgb(78, 59, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E3B36 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 23.1% green and 21.2% blue (78, 59, 54).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 31% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#4E3B36 color codes

HEX	`#4E3B36`
RGB	`rgb(78, 59, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 23.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 31%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 31%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.78, 7.5, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.78, 9.81, 40.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.372, 5.014, 4.174)`
Decimal	`5126966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3B36, 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 #4E3B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #4E3B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3b36; }
.text { color: #4e3b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 59 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3b36, #4e4736); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4E3B36?: #4E3B36 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3B36?: The RGB value is 78, 59, 54: 78 red, 59 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3B36?: The complementary color is #36494E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.