What color is #4E4B35?

#4E4B35 is a dark, grayish yellow known as Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Olive Leaf?

The RGB value is 78, 75, 53: 78 red, 75 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Olive Leaf?

The complementary color is #35384E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Olive Leaf color: hex code #4E4B35

#4E4B35 rgb(78, 75, 53)

Shades of yellow

Olive Leaf has the hex code #4E4B35. It is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 29.4% green and 20.8% blue (78, 75, 53).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

Olive Leaf (#4E4B35) color codes

HEX	`#4E4B35`
RGB	`rgb(78, 75, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 29.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.6, -2.81, 13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.6, 13.88, 101.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.301, 6.909, 4.369)`
Decimal	`5131061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Olive Leaf, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4E4B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4E4B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4b35; }
.text { color: #4e4b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 75 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4b35, #454e35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

See #4E4B35 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4E4B35?: #4E4B35 is a dark, grayish yellow known as Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Olive Leaf?: The RGB value is 78, 75, 53: 78 red, 75 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Olive Leaf?: The complementary color is #35384E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.