Brown (CMY) (#4B3621)

The hex code for Brown (CMY) is #4B3621. It is rgb(75, 54, 33) in RGB, hsl(30, 39%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 71%) in CMYK — a dark brown. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4B3621

HEX#4B3621

RGBrgb(75, 54, 33)

HSLhsl(30, 39%, 21%)

HSVhsv(30, 56%, 29%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(35.1% 0.045 65.5)

LABlab(24.65% 7.53 17.00)

LCHlch(24.65% 18.59 66.12)

Colors Closest to Brown (CMY)

Brown (CMY) is a registered color name, also listed as Café Noir. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 7.34 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 7.75 Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 9.56 Royal Brown#523B35ΔE 9.75 Van Dyke Brown#664228ΔE 10.95 Old Burgundy#43302EΔE 12.48

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

#4B3621 Channel Values

How Brown (CMY) 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 75 · G 54 · B 33	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 30° · S 39% · L 21%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 30° · S 56% · V 29%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 28% · Y 56% · K 71%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.36:1 vs white · 1.85:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Brown (CMY) 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 text11.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.85:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Brown (CMY)

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Brown (CMY)

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.

Tints

Shades

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How Brown (CMY) 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#4B3621

Protanopia#3A3A21

Protanomaly#423921

Deuteranopia#3E3E20

Deuteranomaly#433B20

Tritanopia#4C3434

Tritanomaly#4C352D

Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

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Using #4B3621 in Code

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

CSS custom property--brown-cmy: #4B3621;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4B3621;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'brown-cmy': '#4B3621' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.212, blue: 0.129)

Android XML<color name="brown_cmy">#4B3621</color>

SVG fillfill="#4B3621"

More Brown Colors

Brown (CMY) sits in the brownfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

4c2715 492e13 4d2e00 492d09 503607 483c32 522600 482b0e 522d00 48240a 523100 472e00 573000 654321 70543e 80461b 894b00 945900 9e2a00 b5651d bf600d cc7000 0c0a09 34240e

#4B3621 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Brown (CMY)?

The hex code for Brown (CMY) is #4B3621. That is rgb(75, 54, 33) in RGB, hsl(30, 39%, 21%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 71%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #4B3621?

#4B3621 is rgb(75, 54, 33) — red 75, green 54, and blue 33 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4B3621?

#4B3621 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4B3621 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4B3621 scores 11.36:1 against white and 1.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4B3621 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4B3621 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 27.14, which is a different colour altogether.

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