What color is #4A4114?

#4A4114 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4114?

The RGB value is 74, 65, 20: 74 red, 65 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4114?

The complementary color is #141D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4114?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4114 color

#4A4114 rgb(74, 65, 20)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A4114 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 25.5% green and 7.8% blue (74, 65, 20).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 57% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 73% 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 10.21:1).

#4A4114 color codes

HEX	`#4A4114`
RGB	`rgb(74, 65, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 25.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 57%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 73%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 73%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.54, -2.33, 27.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.54, 28.01, 94.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.841, 5.287, 1.427)`
Decimal	`4866324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4114, 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 #4A4114	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4114 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #4A4114 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4114; }
.text { color: #4a4114; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4114; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 65 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4114, #384a14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4A4114?: #4A4114 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4114?: The RGB value is 74, 65, 20: 74 red, 65 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4114?: The complementary color is #141D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4114?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.