What color is #4A4E21?

#4A4E21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A4E21?

The RGB value is 74, 78, 33: 74 red, 78 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A4E21?

The complementary color is #25214E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A4E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A4E21 color

#4A4E21 rgb(74, 78, 33)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4A4E21 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 30.6% green and 12.9% blue (74, 78, 33).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 41% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#4A4E21 color codes

HEX	`#4A4E21`
RGB	`rgb(74, 78, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 30.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 41%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 58%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 58%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.84, -9.1, 25.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.84, 27.31, 109.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.823, 7.015, 2.486)`
Decimal	`4869665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A4E21, 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 #4A4E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A4E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #4A4E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a4e21; }
.text { color: #4a4e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a4e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 78 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a4e21, #334e21); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A4E21?: #4A4E21 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A4E21?: The RGB value is 74, 78, 33: 74 red, 78 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A4E21?: The complementary color is #25214E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A4E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.