Information about #4D301E color

#4D301E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4D301E falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(77, 48, 30) — 30.2% red, 18.8% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 18 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4D301E reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange 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 Indian Tan (#4F301F). Slightly further away sit Sofisticata (#4E2D21) and Brown Bramble (#53331E).

The recipe behind #4D301E is rgb(77, 48, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4D301E: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4D301E color variations

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

#4D301E 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 #4D301E

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

Indian Tan color link
Indian Tan

#4F301F

Sofisticata color link
Sofisticata

#4E2D21

Cafe Noir color link
Cafe Noir

#4B3621

Iroko color link
Iroko

#433120

Hinau color link
Hinau

#482A25

Baked Earth color link
Baked Earth

#493028

Pepperwood color link
Pepperwood

#542F27

Scoria color link
Scoria

#532620

Teak Stain color link
Teak Stain

#4E3529

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4D301E
  • RGB77, 48, 30
  • CMYK0, 11, 18, 70
  • CSSrgb(77, 48, 30)
  • HSL23°, 44%, 21%
  • HSL Precise22.979°, 43.925%, 20.98%
  • HSV23°, 61%, 30%
  • HSB23°, 61%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.302, 0.188, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.302, 0.188, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.302, 0.188, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID4D301E
  • DECIMAL ID5058590
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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