What color is #484116?

#484116 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #484116?

The RGB value is 72, 65, 22: 72 red, 65 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484116?

The complementary color is #161D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484116 color

#484116 rgb(72, 65, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #484116 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 25.5% green and 8.6% blue (72, 65, 22).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 53% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 69% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#484116 color codes

HEX	`#484116`
RGB	`rgb(72, 65, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 25.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 53%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 69%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 69%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.34, -3.2, 26.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.34, 26.79, 96.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.708, 5.216, 1.518)`
Decimal	`4735254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484116, 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 #484116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #484116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484116; }
.text { color: #484116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 65 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484116, #364816); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #484116?: #484116 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #484116?: The RGB value is 72, 65, 22: 72 red, 65 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484116?: The complementary color is #161D48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.