Information about #4B3911 color

#4B3911 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B3911 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 57, 17) — 29.4% red, 22.4% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 23 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4B3911 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bronzetone (#4D400F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pineapple (#563C0D) and Thatch Green (#403D19).

The recipe behind #4B3911 is rgb(75, 57, 17), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4B3911: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4B3911 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B3911 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4B3911 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 #4B3911

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

Bronzetone color link
Bronzetone

#4D400F

Pineapple color link
Pineapple

#563C0D

Thatch Green color link
Thatch Green

#403D19

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Indian Tan color link
Indian Tan

#4F301F

Rimutaka color link
Rimutaka

#4B3C23

Lisbon Brown color link
Lisbon Brown

#423921

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Madras color link
Madras

#473E23

Longbush color link
Longbush

#413922

Earthtone color link
Earthtone

#5D3A1A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B3911
  • RGB75, 57, 17
  • CMYK0, 7, 23, 71
  • CSSrgb(75, 57, 17)
  • HSL41°, 63%, 18%
  • HSL Precise41.379°, 63.043%, 18.039%
  • HSV41°, 77%, 29%
  • HSB41°, 77%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.224, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.224, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.224, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4B3911
  • DECIMAL ID4929809
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01