What color is #4A4109?

#4A4109 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 #4A4109?

The RGB value is 74, 65, 9: 74 red, 65 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4109?

The complementary color is #09124A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4109?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4109 color

#4A4109 rgb(74, 65, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4A4109 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 25.5% green and 3.5% blue (74, 65, 9).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 78% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 88% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#4A4109 color codes

HEX	`#4A4109`
RGB	`rgb(74, 65, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 25.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 78%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 88%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 88%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.45, -2.95, 32.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.45, 32.86, 95.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.764, 5.256, 1.022)`
Decimal	`4866313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4109, 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 #4A4109	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4109 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #4A4109 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4109; }
.text { color: #4a4109; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4109; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 65 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4109, #334a09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4A4109?: #4A4109 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 #4A4109?: The RGB value is 74, 65, 9: 74 red, 65 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4109?: The complementary color is #09124A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4109?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.