What color is #4A462A?

#4A462A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A462A?

The RGB value is 74, 70, 42: 74 red, 70 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A462A?

The complementary color is #2A2E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A462A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A462A color

#4A462A rgb(74, 70, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4A462A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.5% green and 16.5% blue (74, 70, 42).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 28% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 43% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#4A462A color codes

HEX	`#4A462A`
RGB	`rgb(74, 70, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 28%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 43%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 43%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.42, -3.18, 17.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.42, 17.78, 100.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.432, 6.003, 3.063)`
Decimal	`4867626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A462A, 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 #4A462A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A462A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #4A462A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a462a; }
.text { color: #4a462a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a462a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 70 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a462a, #3e4a2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4A462A?: #4A462A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A462A?: The RGB value is 74, 70, 42: 74 red, 70 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A462A?: The complementary color is #2A2E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A462A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.