What color is #4A520F?

#4A520F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A520F?

The RGB value is 74, 82, 15: 74 red, 82 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A520F?

The complementary color is #170F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A520F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A520F color

#4A520F rgb(74, 82, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4A520F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 32.2% green and 5.9% blue (74, 82, 15).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 69% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#4A520F color codes

HEX	`#4A520F`
RGB	`rgb(74, 82, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 32.2%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 69%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 82%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 82%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.97, -12.81, 35.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.97, 37.77, 109.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.928, 7.525, 1.592)`
Decimal	`4870671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A520F, 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 #4A520F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A520F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #4A520F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a520f; }
.text { color: #4a520f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a520f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 82 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a520f, #29520f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4A520F?: #4A520F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A520F?: The RGB value is 74, 82, 15: 74 red, 82 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A520F?: The complementary color is #170F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A520F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.