Information about #4C423E color

#4C423E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4C423E falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(76, 66, 62) — 29.8% red, 25.9% green, 24.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 5 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#4C423E is a gently muted warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Space Shuttle (#4B433B). Slightly further away sit Earth Black (#49433B) and Velocity (#4B4042).

The recipe behind #4C423E is rgb(76, 66, 62), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4C423E: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:70) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #4C423E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#4C423E color variations

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

#4C423E 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 #4C423E

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

Earth Black color link
Earth Black

#49433B

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Nest Egg color link
Nest Egg

#4D453A

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Tomahawk color link
Tomahawk

#524340

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Double Mondo color link
Double Mondo

#4A4237

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4C423E
  • RGB76, 66, 62
  • CMYK0, 4, 5, 70
  • CSSrgb(76, 66, 62)
  • HSL17°, 10%, 27%
  • HSL Precise17.143°, 10.145%, 27.059%
  • HSV17°, 18%, 30%
  • HSB17°, 18%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.298
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.298, 0.259, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.298, 0.259, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.298, 0.259, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB29.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4C423E
  • DECIMAL ID4997694
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01