What color is #4A4633?

#4A4633 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4633?

The RGB value is 74, 70, 51: 74 red, 70 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4633?

The complementary color is #33374A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4633?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4633 color

#4A4633 rgb(74, 70, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4633 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.5% green and 20% blue (74, 70, 51).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#4A4633 color codes

HEX	`#4A4633`
RGB	`rgb(74, 70, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.6, -1.86, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.6, 12.23, 98.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.612, 6.075, 4.008)`
Decimal	`4867635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4633, 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 #4A4633	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4633 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #4A4633 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4633; }
.text { color: #4a4633; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4633; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 70 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4633, #424a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4A4633?: #4A4633 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4633?: The RGB value is 74, 70, 51: 74 red, 70 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4633?: The complementary color is #33374A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4633?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.