What color is #4B4726?

#4B4726 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4726?

The RGB value is 75, 71, 38: 75 red, 71 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4726?

The complementary color is #262A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4726?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4726 color

#4B4726 rgb(75, 71, 38)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4B4726 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 27.8% green and 14.9% blue (75, 71, 38).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 33% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 49% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#4B4726 color codes

HEX	`#4B4726`
RGB	`rgb(75, 71, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 27.8%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 33%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 49%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 49%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.77, -3.83, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.77, 20.74, 100.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.505, 6.142, 2.729)`
Decimal	`4933414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4726, 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 #4B4726	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4726 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #4B4726 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4726; }
.text { color: #4b4726; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4726; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 71 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4726, #3c4b26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4B4726?: #4B4726 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4726?: The RGB value is 75, 71, 38: 75 red, 71 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4726?: The complementary color is #262A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4726?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.