What color is #4B430D?

#4B430D is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B430D?

The RGB value is 75, 67, 13: 75 red, 67 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B430D?

The complementary color is #0D154B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B430D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B430D color

#4B430D rgb(75, 67, 13)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4B430D is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 26.3% green and 5.1% blue (75, 67, 13).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 70% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 83% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#4B430D color codes

HEX	`#4B430D`
RGB	`rgb(75, 67, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 26.3%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 70%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 83%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 83%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.22, -3.48, 31.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.22, 32.08, 96.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.982, 5.539, 1.188)`
Decimal	`4932365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B430D, 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 #4B430D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B430D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #4B430D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b430d; }
.text { color: #4b430d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b430d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 67 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b430d, #344b0d); }

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Questions

What color is #4B430D?: #4B430D is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B430D?: The RGB value is 75, 67, 13: 75 red, 67 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B430D?: The complementary color is #0D154B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B430D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.