What color is #4E433F?

#4E433F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E433F?

The RGB value is 78, 67, 63: 78 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E433F?

The complementary color is #3F4A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E433F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E433F color

#4E433F rgb(78, 67, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E433F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 26.3% green and 24.7% blue (78, 67, 63).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 11% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Macchiato (#4F4744), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#4E433F color codes

HEX	`#4E433F`
RGB	`rgb(78, 67, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 26.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 11%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 19%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.39, 3.93, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.39, 5.72, 46.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.046, 5.993, 5.54)`
Decimal	`5129023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E433F, 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 #4E433F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E433F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #4E433F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e433f; }
.text { color: #4e433f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e433f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 67 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e433f, #4e4b3f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E433F?: #4E433F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E433F?: The RGB value is 78, 67, 63: 78 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E433F?: The complementary color is #3F4A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E433F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.