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#4B413A Color

#4B413A is rgb(75, 65, 58) in RGB, hsl(25, 13%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Lava (#483C32), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.14. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4B413A
HEX#4B413A
RGBrgb(75, 65, 58)
HSLhsl(25, 13%, 26%)
HSVhsv(25, 23%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.018 57.1)
LABlab(28.41% 3.46 5.95)
LCHlch(28.41% 6.88 59.85)

What #4B413A 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 #4B413A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#4B413A Channel Values

How #4B413A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 75 · G 65 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 13% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 23% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 23% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.92:1 vs white · 2.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4B413A 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 text9.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4B413A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4B413A; 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 #4B413A

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 #4B413A 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#4B413A
Protanopia#43433A
Protanomaly#46423A
Deuteranopia#44443A
Deuteranomaly#47433A
Tritanopia#4C4040
Tritanomaly#4B413E
Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #4B413A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4b413a: #4B413A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4B413A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4b413a': '#4B413A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.294, green: 0.255, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_4b413a">#4B413A</color>
SVG fillfill="#4B413A"

More Brown Colors

#4B413A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4B413A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4B413A?

#4B413A is a dark brown — rgb(75, 65, 58) in RGB and hsl(25, 13%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Lava (#483C32), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.14.

What is the RGB value of #4B413A?

#4B413A is rgb(75, 65, 58) — red 75, green 65, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4B413A?

#4B413A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4B413A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4B413A scores 9.92:1 against white and 2.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4B413A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4B413A 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 17.42, which is visibly different.

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