Information about #4B3730 color

#4B3730 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B3730 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 55, 48) — 29.4% red, 21.6% green, 18.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 11 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4B3730 reads as a calm, restrained orange and carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bean (#4A3531). Nearby in the Register you will also find English Walnut (#473B2F) and Cedar (#463430).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 55, 48) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.9:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #4B3730 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4B3730 color variations

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#4B3730 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4B3730

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bean color link
Bean

#4A3531

Cedar color link
Cedar

#463430

Dark Lava color link
Dark Lava

#483C32

Double Felix color link
Double Felix

#453732

Stingray color link
Stingray

#453533

Cherrywood color link
Cherrywood

#4E312E

Night Owl color link
Night Owl

#483335

Rattlesnake color link
Rattlesnake

#463835

Timberland color link
Timberland

#4C332A

Espresso color link
Espresso

#4E312D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B3730
  • RGB75, 55, 48
  • CMYK0, 8, 11, 71
  • CSSrgb(75, 55, 48)
  • HSL16°, 22%, 24%
  • HSL Precise15.556°, 21.951%, 24.118%
  • HSV16°, 36%, 29%
  • HSB16°, 36%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.216, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.216, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.216, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4B3730
  • DECIMAL ID4929328
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01