What color is #4E4330?

#4E4330 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4330?

The RGB value is 78, 67, 48: 78 red, 67 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4330?

The complementary color is #303B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4330?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4330 color

#4E4330 rgb(78, 67, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E4330 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 26.3% green and 18.8% blue (78, 67, 48).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 38% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#4E4330 color codes

HEX	`#4E4330`
RGB	`rgb(78, 67, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 26.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 38%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.02, 1.44, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.02, 13.37, 83.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.683, 5.848, 3.625)`
Decimal	`5129008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4330, 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 #4E4330	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4330 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #4E4330 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4330; }
.text { color: #4e4330; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4330; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 67 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4330, #4a4e30); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E4330?: #4E4330 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4330?: The RGB value is 78, 67, 48: 78 red, 67 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4330?: The complementary color is #303B4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4330?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.