What color is #464119?

#464119 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #464119?

The RGB value is 70, 65, 25: 70 red, 65 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #464119?

The complementary color is #191E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #464119?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#464119 color

#464119 rgb(70, 65, 25)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #464119 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 25.5% green and 9.8% blue (70, 65, 25).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 47% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 64% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#464119 color codes

HEX	`#464119`
RGB	`rgb(70, 65, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 25.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 47%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 64%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 64%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.17, -3.96, 24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.17, 25.03, 99.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.592, 5.153, 1.672)`
Decimal	`4604185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #464119, 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 #464119	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#464119 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #464119 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #464119; }
.text { color: #464119; }
.border { border: 2px solid #464119; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 65 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #464119, #354619); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #464119?: #464119 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #464119?: The RGB value is 70, 65, 25: 70 red, 65 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #464119?: The complementary color is #191E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #464119?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.