What color is #4E3C3A?

#4E3C3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3C3A?

The RGB value is 78, 60, 58: 78 red, 60 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3C3A?

The complementary color is #3A4C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3C3A color

#4E3C3A rgb(78, 60, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E3C3A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 23.5% green and 22.7% blue (78, 60, 58).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 26% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Cowboy (#443736), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#4E3C3A color codes

HEX	`#4E3C3A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 60, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 23.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 26%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.18, 7.54, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.18, 8.65, 29.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.522, 5.157, 4.707)`
Decimal	`5127226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3C3A, 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 #4E3C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #4E3C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3c3a; }
.text { color: #4e3c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 60 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3c3a, #4e463a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4E3C3A?: #4E3C3A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Cowboy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3C3A?: The RGB value is 78, 60, 58: 78 red, 60 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3C3A?: The complementary color is #3A4C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.