Information about Brown Rat Grey color

#4B3C39 - Brown Rat Grey color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4B3C39, known as "Brown Rat Grey", falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(75, 60, 57) — 29.4% red, 23.5% green, 22.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 7 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted warm red, #4B3C39 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Echo (#483C3A). Slightly further away sit Wisteria And Burnt Bamboo (#4D3B3C) and Crater Brown (#4D3E3C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(75, 60, 57)), which gives #4B3C39 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:71) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Brown Rat Grey" in the Register.

Brown Rat Grey color variations

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

Brown Rat Grey 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 Brown Rat Grey

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Echo color link
Echo

#483C3A

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Paco color link
Paco

#4F4037

Double Mondo color link
Double Mondo

#4A4237

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Jon color link
Jon

#463D3E

Barista color link
Barista

#453837

Rattlesnake color link
Rattlesnake

#463835

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B3C39
  • RGB75, 60, 57
  • CMYK0, 6, 7, 71
  • CSSrgb(75, 60, 57)
  • HSL10°, 14%, 26%
  • HSL Precise10°, 13.636%, 25.882%
  • HSV10°, 24%, 29%
  • HSB10°, 24%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.235, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.235, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.235, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B3C39
  • DECIMAL ID4930617
  • Name Length14
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