What color is #4E3E40?

#4E3E40 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3E40?

The RGB value is 78, 62, 64: 78 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3E40?

The complementary color is #3E4E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3E40 color

#4E3E40 rgb(78, 62, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E3E40 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 24.3% green and 25.1% blue (78, 62, 64).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 11% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#4E3E40 color codes

HEX	`#4E3E40`
RGB	`rgb(78, 62, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 24.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 11%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 21%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.94, 7.34, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.94, 7.47, 10.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.79, 5.435, 5.594)`
Decimal	`5127744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3E40, 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 #4E3E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #4E3E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3e40; }
.text { color: #4e3e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 62 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3e40, #4e443e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4E3E40?: #4E3E40 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3E40?: The RGB value is 78, 62, 64: 78 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3E40?: The complementary color is #3E4E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.