Information about #4B3934 color

#4B3934 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B3934 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 57, 52) — 29.4% red, 22.4% green, 20.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 9 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4B3934 reads as a gently muted red and stays on the darker end of the scale. 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 Dark Lava (#483C32). Slightly further away sit Bean (#4A3531) and Rattlesnake (#463835).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(75, 57, 52)), which gives #4B3934 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4B3934: 10.9:1 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. No one has named #4B3934 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4B3934 color variations

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#4B3934 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 #4B3934

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

Dark Lava color link
Dark Lava

#483C32

Bean color link
Bean

#4A3531

Rattlesnake color link
Rattlesnake

#463835

Double Felix color link
Double Felix

#453732

Barista color link
Barista

#453837

Night Owl color link
Night Owl

#483335

Stingray color link
Stingray

#453533

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Echo color link
Echo

#483C3A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B3934
  • RGB75, 57, 52
  • CMYK0, 7, 9, 71
  • CSSrgb(75, 57, 52)
  • HSL13°, 18%, 25%
  • HSL Precise13.043°, 18.11%, 24.902%
  • HSV13°, 31%, 29%
  • HSB13°, 31%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.224, 0.204)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.224, 0.204, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.224, 0.204)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4B3934
  • DECIMAL ID4929844
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01