What color is #4E483A?

#4E483A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E483A?

The RGB value is 78, 72, 58: 78 red, 72 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E483A?

The complementary color is #3A404E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E483A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E483A color

#4E483A rgb(78, 72, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E483A is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 28.2% green and 22.7% blue (78, 72, 58).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#4E483A color codes

HEX	`#4E483A`
RGB	`rgb(78, 72, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 28.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 26%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 26%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.78, -0.13, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.78, 9.33, 90.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.223, 6.56, 4.941)`
Decimal	`5130298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E483A, 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 #4E483A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E483A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #4E483A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e483a; }
.text { color: #4e483a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e483a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 72 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e483a, #4a4e3a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4E483A?: #4E483A is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E483A?: The RGB value is 78, 72, 58: 78 red, 72 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E483A?: The complementary color is #3A404E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E483A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.