What color is #4A4635?

#4A4635 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 #4A4635?

The RGB value is 74, 70, 53: 74 red, 70 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4635?

The complementary color is #35394A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4635?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4635 color

#4A4635 rgb(74, 70, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4635 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 27.5% green and 20.8% blue (74, 70, 53).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#4A4635 color codes

HEX	`#4A4635`
RGB	`rgb(74, 70, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 27.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.65, -1.54, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.65, 10.99, 98.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.657, 6.093, 4.246)`
Decimal	`4867637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4635, 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 #4A4635	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4635 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #4A4635 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4635; }
.text { color: #4a4635; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4635; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 70 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4635, #444a35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4A4635?: #4A4635 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 #4A4635?: The RGB value is 74, 70, 53: 74 red, 70 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4635?: The complementary color is #35394A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4635?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.