Information about #4B3936 color

#4B3936 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B3936 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(75, 57, 54) — 29.4% red, 22.4% green, 21.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 8 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained earthy red, #4B3936 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brown Rat Grey (#4B3C39). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rattlesnake (#463835) and Dark Lava (#483C32).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 57, 54) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4B3936: 10.8:1 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, #4B3936 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B3936 color variations

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

#4B3936 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 #4B3936

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

Rattlesnake color link
Rattlesnake

#463835

Dark Lava color link
Dark Lava

#483C32

Echo color link
Echo

#483C3A

Barista color link
Barista

#453837

Bean color link
Bean

#4A3531

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Night Owl color link
Night Owl

#483335

Afficionado color link
Afficionado

#453638

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B3936
  • RGB75, 57, 54
  • CMYK0, 7, 8, 71
  • CSSrgb(75, 57, 54)
  • HSL9°, 16%, 25%
  • HSL Precise8.571°, 16.279%, 25.294%
  • HSV9°, 28%, 29%
  • HSB9°, 28%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.224, 0.212)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.224, 0.212, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.224, 0.212)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B3936
  • DECIMAL ID4929846
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01