What color is #4A4831?

#4A4831 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4831?

The RGB value is 74, 72, 49: 74 red, 72 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4831?

The complementary color is #31334A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4831?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4831 color

#4A4831 rgb(74, 72, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4A4831 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 28.2% green and 19.2% blue (74, 72, 49).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 20% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 34% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#4A4831 color codes

HEX	`#4A4831`
RGB	`rgb(74, 72, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 28.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 20%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 34%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 34%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.19, -3.42, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.19, 14.55, 103.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.696, 6.312, 3.824)`
Decimal	`4868145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4831, 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 #4A4831	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4831 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #4A4831 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4831; }
.text { color: #4a4831; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4831; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 72 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4831, #404a31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4A4831?: #4A4831 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4831?: The RGB value is 74, 72, 49: 74 red, 72 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4831?: The complementary color is #31334A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4831?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.