What color is #484118?

#484118 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 #484118?

The RGB value is 72, 65, 24: 72 red, 65 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #484118?

The complementary color is #181F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #484118?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#484118 color

#484118 rgb(72, 65, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #484118 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 28.2% red, 25.5% green and 9.4% blue (72, 65, 24).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 50% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 67% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#484118 color codes

HEX	`#484118`
RGB	`rgb(72, 65, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(28.2%, 25.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 50%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 67%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 67%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.36, -3.03, 25.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.36, 25.72, 96.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.728, 5.224, 1.623)`
Decimal	`4735256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #484118, 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 #484118	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#484118 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #484118 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #484118; }
.text { color: #484118; }
.border { border: 2px solid #484118; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(72 65 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #484118, #374818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #484118?: #484118 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 #484118?: The RGB value is 72, 65, 24: 72 red, 65 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #484118?: The complementary color is #181F48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #484118?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.