What color is #4A4215?

#4A4215 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 #4A4215?

The RGB value is 74, 66, 21: 74 red, 66 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4215?

The complementary color is #151D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4215?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4215 color

#4A4215 rgb(74, 66, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4A4215 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 25.9% green and 8.2% blue (74, 66, 21).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 56% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 72% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#4A4215 color codes

HEX	`#4A4215`
RGB	`rgb(74, 66, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 25.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 56%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 72%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 72%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.86, -2.88, 27.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.86, 27.89, 95.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.908, 5.407, 1.494)`
Decimal	`4866581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4215, 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 #4A4215	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4215 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #4A4215 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4215; }
.text { color: #4a4215; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4215; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 66 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4215, #384a15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4A4215?: #4A4215 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 #4A4215?: The RGB value is 74, 66, 21: 74 red, 66 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4215?: The complementary color is #151D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4215?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.