What color is #4B4520?

#4B4520 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4520?

The RGB value is 75, 69, 32: 75 red, 69 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4520?

The complementary color is #20264B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4520 color

#4B4520 rgb(75, 69, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4B4520 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 27.1% green and 12.5% blue (75, 69, 32).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 40% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 57% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#4B4520 color codes

HEX	`#4B4520`
RGB	`rgb(75, 69, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 27.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 40%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 57%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 57%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.05, -3.26, 23.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.05, 23.28, 98.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.291, 5.857, 2.218)`
Decimal	`4932896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4520, 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 #4B4520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #4B4520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4520; }
.text { color: #4b4520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 69 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4520, #3c4b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4B4520?: #4B4520 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4520?: The RGB value is 75, 69, 32: 75 red, 69 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4520?: The complementary color is #20264B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.