What color is #4A4430?

#4A4430 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4430?

The RGB value is 74, 68, 48: 74 red, 68 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4430?

The complementary color is #30364A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4430?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4430 color

#4A4430 rgb(74, 68, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4A4430 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 26.7% green and 18.8% blue (74, 68, 48).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 35% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#4A4430 color codes

HEX	`#4A4430`
RGB	`rgb(74, 68, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 26.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 35%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.91, -1.08, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.91, 13.11, 94.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.425, 5.804, 3.63)`
Decimal	`4867120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4430, 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 #4A4430	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4430 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #4A4430 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4430; }
.text { color: #4a4430; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4430; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 68 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4430, #434a30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4A4430?: #4A4430 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4430?: The RGB value is 74, 68, 48: 74 red, 68 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4430?: The complementary color is #30364A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4430?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.