What color is #4A4A36?

#4A4A36 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 #4A4A36?

The RGB value is 74, 74, 54: 74 red, 74 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4A36?

The complementary color is #36364A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4A36 color

#4A4A36 rgb(74, 74, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4A4A36 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 29% green and 21.2% blue (74, 74, 54).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#4A4A36 color codes

HEX	`#4A4A36`
RGB	`rgb(74, 74, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 29%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 27%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 27%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.93, -3.86, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.93, 12.6, 107.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.939, 6.62, 4.454)`
Decimal	`4868662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4A36, 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 #4A4A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #4A4A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4a36; }
.text { color: #4a4a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 74 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4a36, #404a36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4A4A36?: #4A4A36 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 #4A4A36?: The RGB value is 74, 74, 54: 74 red, 74 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4A36?: The complementary color is #36364A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.