What color is #4E3F2E?

#4E3F2E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E3F2E?

The RGB value is 78, 63, 46: 78 red, 63 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E3F2E?

The complementary color is #2E3D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E3F2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E3F2E color

#4E3F2E rgb(78, 63, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E3F2E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 24.7% green and 18% blue (78, 63, 46).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 26% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 41% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#4E3F2E color codes

HEX	`#4E3F2E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 63, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 24.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 26%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 41%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 41%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.77, 3.7, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.77, 13.4, 73.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.413, 5.372, 3.336)`
Decimal	`5127982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E3F2E, 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 #4E3F2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E3F2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #4E3F2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e3f2e; }
.text { color: #4e3f2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e3f2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 63 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e3f2e, #4d4e2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4E3F2E?: #4E3F2E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E3F2E?: The RGB value is 78, 63, 46: 78 red, 63 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E3F2E?: The complementary color is #2E3D4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E3F2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.