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#4D352E Color

#4D352E is rgb(77, 53, 46) in RGB, hsl(14, 25%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 40%, 70%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4D352E
HEX#4D352E
RGBrgb(77, 53, 46)
HSLhsl(14, 25%, 24%)
HSVhsv(14, 40%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 40%, 70%)
OKLCHoklch(35.5% 0.037 36.9)
LABlab(24.86% 10.32 8.93)
LCHlch(24.86% 13.65 40.87)

What #4D352E 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 #4D352E, 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 red in the library.

#4D352E Channel Values

How #4D352E 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 77 · G 53 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 25% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 40% · V 30%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 40% · K 70%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.26:1 vs white · 1.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4D352E 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 text11.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4D352E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4D352E; 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 #4D352E

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 #4D352E 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#4D352E
Protanopia#3A3A2E
Protanomaly#42382E
Deuteranopia#3E3E2D
Deuteranomaly#453B2D
Tritanopia#4E3434
Tritanomaly#4D3532
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #4D352E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4d352e: #4D352E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4D352E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4d352e': '#4D352E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.208, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_4d352e">#4D352E</color>
SVG fillfill="#4D352E"

More Red Colors

#4D352E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4D352E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4D352E?

#4D352E is a dark red — rgb(77, 53, 46) in RGB and hsl(14, 25%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.78.

What is the RGB value of #4D352E?

#4D352E is rgb(77, 53, 46) — red 77, green 53, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4D352E?

#4D352E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 40%, 70%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4D352E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4D352E scores 11.26:1 against white and 1.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4D352E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4D352E 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 23.85, which is visibly different.

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