What color is #4E413B?

#4E413B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E413B?

The RGB value is 78, 65, 59: 78 red, 65 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E413B?

The complementary color is #3B484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E413B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E413B color

#4E413B rgb(78, 65, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E413B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 25.5% green and 23.1% blue (78, 65, 59).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 14% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 24% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#4E413B color codes

HEX	`#4E413B`
RGB	`rgb(78, 65, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 25.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 14%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 24%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.69, 4.49, 5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.69, 7.29, 52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.822, 5.716, 4.934)`
Decimal	`5128507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E413B, 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 #4E413B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E413B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #4E413B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e413b; }
.text { color: #4e413b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e413b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 65 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e413b, #4e4b3b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E413B?: #4E413B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E413B?: The RGB value is 78, 65, 59: 78 red, 65 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E413B?: The complementary color is #3B484E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E413B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.