What color is #4A410B?

#4A410B 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 #4A410B?

The RGB value is 74, 65, 11: 74 red, 65 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A410B?

The complementary color is #0B144A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A410B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A410B color

#4A410B rgb(74, 65, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4A410B is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 25.5% green and 4.3% blue (74, 65, 11).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 74% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 85% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#4A410B color codes

HEX	`#4A410B`
RGB	`rgb(74, 65, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 25.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 74%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 85%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 85%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.47, -2.86, 31.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.47, 32.09, 95.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.775, 5.261, 1.08)`
Decimal	`4866315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A410B, 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 #4A410B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A410B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #4A410B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a410b; }
.text { color: #4a410b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a410b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 65 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a410b, #334a0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4A410B?: #4A410B 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 #4A410B?: The RGB value is 74, 65, 11: 74 red, 65 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A410B?: The complementary color is #0B144A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A410B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.