What color is #4A431D?

#4A431D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A431D?

The RGB value is 74, 67, 29: 74 red, 67 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A431D?

The complementary color is #1D244A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A431D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A431D color

#4A431D rgb(74, 67, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4A431D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 26.3% green and 11.4% blue (74, 67, 29).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 44% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 61% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#4A431D color codes

HEX	`#4A431D`
RGB	`rgb(74, 67, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 26.3%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 44%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 61%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 61%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.27, -2.82, 23.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.27, 24, 96.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.053, 5.559, 1.969)`
Decimal	`4866845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A431D, 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 #4A431D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A431D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #4A431D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a431d; }
.text { color: #4a431d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a431d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 67 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a431d, #3b4a1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4A431D?: #4A431D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A431D?: The RGB value is 74, 67, 29: 74 red, 67 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A431D?: The complementary color is #1D244A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A431D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.