What color is #4B4216?

#4B4216 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4216?

The RGB value is 75, 66, 22: 75 red, 66 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4216?

The complementary color is #161F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4216?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4216 color

#4B4216 rgb(75, 66, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4B4216 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 25.9% green and 8.6% blue (75, 66, 22).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 55% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 71% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#4B4216 color codes

HEX	`#4B4216`
RGB	`rgb(75, 66, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 25.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 55%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 71%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 71%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.98, -2.29, 27.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.98, 27.48, 94.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.995, 5.45, 1.548)`
Decimal	`4932118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4216, 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 #4B4216	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4216 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #4B4216 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4216; }
.text { color: #4b4216; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4216; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 66 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4216, #3a4b16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4B4216?: #4B4216 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4216?: The RGB value is 75, 66, 22: 75 red, 66 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4216?: The complementary color is #161F4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4216?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.