#4A3728 Color

#4A3728 is rgb(74, 55, 40) in RGB, hsl(26, 30%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 46%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4A3728

HEX#4A3728

RGBrgb(74, 55, 40)

HSLhsl(26, 30%, 22%)

HSVhsv(26, 46%, 29%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 46%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(35.4% 0.037 59.5)

LABlab(24.92% 7.03 12.86)

LCHlch(24.92% 14.65 61.32)

What #4A3728 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4A3728, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 4.19 Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 5.65 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 5.71 Royal Brown#523B35ΔE 6.16 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 6.85 Old Burgundy#43302EΔE 8.66

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#4A3728 Channel Values

How #4A3728 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 74 · G 55 · B 40	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 26° · S 30% · L 22%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 26° · S 46% · V 29%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 26% · Y 46% · K 71%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.24:1 vs white · 1.87:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4A3728 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4A3728

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4A3728; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4A3728

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #4A3728 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4A3728

Protanopia#3B3B28

Protanomaly#413928

Deuteranopia#3E3E27

Deuteranomaly#433B27

Tritanopia#4B3535

Tritanomaly#4B3630

Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #4A3728 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4a3728: #4A3728;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4A3728;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4a3728': '#4A3728' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.216, blue: 0.157)

Android XML<color name="color_4a3728">#4A3728</color>

SVG fillfill="#4A3728"

More Brown Colors

#4A3728 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

4b3621 492e13 4c2715 492d09 4d2e00 483c32 503607 482b0e 522600 48240a 522d00 472e00 573000 663300 733e0a 805823 8a5700 965a3e a0522d b85b19 c77e00 db3a00 24120a 3b3024

#4A3728 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4A3728?

#4A3728 is a dark brown — rgb(74, 55, 40) in RGB and hsl(26, 30%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #4A3728?

#4A3728 is rgb(74, 55, 40) — red 74, green 55, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4A3728?

#4A3728 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 46%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4A3728 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4A3728 scores 11.24:1 against white and 1.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4A3728 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4A3728 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 24.38, which is visibly different.

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