Close to Espresso
#4B390B
#4B390B is a very dark, rich brown, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 29.4% red, 22.4% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 43°, with 74% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #4B390B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
11.12:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.89:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.12:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.89:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #4B390B as they’d see it.
#4B390B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #4B390B
What color is #4B390B?
#4B390B is a very dark, rich brown, close to the color Espresso. In RGB it’s made of 29.4% red, 22.4% green, and 4.3% blue. Its hue is 43°, with 74% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #4B390B in RGB?
#4B390B is rgb(75, 57, 11): 75 red, 57 green, and 11 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #4B390B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 24, 85, 71). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #4B390B?
PANTONE 7553 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #4B390B?
Its complement #313866 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.