What color is #4A5309?

#4A5309 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4A5309?

The RGB value is 74, 83, 9: 74 red, 83 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4A5309?

The complementary color is #120953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4A5309?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4A5309 color

#4A5309 rgb(74, 83, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4A5309 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29% red, 32.5% green and 3.5% blue (74, 83, 9).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 80% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#4A5309 color codes

HEX	`#4A5309`
RGB	`rgb(74, 83, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29%, 32.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 80%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 89%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.27, -13.65, 37.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.27, 40.22, 109.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.967, 7.662, 1.423)`
Decimal	`4870921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4A5309, 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 #4A5309	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4A5309 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #4A5309 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4a5309; }
.text { color: #4a5309; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4a5309; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(74 83 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4a5309, #255309); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4A5309?: #4A5309 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4A5309?: The RGB value is 74, 83, 9: 74 red, 83 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4A5309?: The complementary color is #120953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4A5309?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.