What color is #4E4733?

#4E4733 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4733?

The RGB value is 78, 71, 51: 78 red, 71 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4733?

The complementary color is #333A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4733?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4733 color

#4E4733 rgb(78, 71, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E4733 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.8% green and 20% blue (78, 71, 51).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#4E4733 color codes

HEX	`#4E4733`
RGB	`rgb(78, 71, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 27.8%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 35%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.32, -0.63, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.32, 13.14, 92.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.993, 6.365, 4.044)`
Decimal	`5130035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4733, 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 #4E4733	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4733 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #4E4733 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4733; }
.text { color: #4e4733; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4733; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 71 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4733, #484e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4E4733?: #4E4733 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4733?: The RGB value is 78, 71, 51: 78 red, 71 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4733?: The complementary color is #333A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4733?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.