Information about #4B3E3B color

#4B3E3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4B3E3B is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(75, 62, 59) — 29.4% red, 24.3% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 6 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted red, #4B3E3B sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Crater Brown (#4D3E3C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brown Rat Grey (#4B3C39) and Echo (#483C3A).

In RGB terms — rgb(75, 62, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4B3E3B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 10.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.1:1. 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, #4B3E3B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4B3E3B color variations

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

#4B3E3B 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 #4B3E3B

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

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Echo color link
Echo

#483C3A

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Double Mondo color link
Double Mondo

#4A4237

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Jon color link
Jon

#463D3E

Paco color link
Paco

#4F4037

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4B3E3B
  • RGB75, 62, 59
  • CMYK0, 5, 6, 71
  • CSSrgb(75, 62, 59)
  • HSL11°, 12%, 26%
  • HSL Precise11.25°, 11.94%, 26.275%
  • HSV11°, 21%, 29%
  • HSB11°, 21%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.294, 0.243, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.294, 0.243, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.294, 0.243, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4B3E3B
  • DECIMAL ID4931131
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01