What color is #4B4D17?

#4B4D17 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4D17?

The RGB value is 75, 77, 23: 75 red, 77 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4D17?

The complementary color is #19174D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4D17 color

#4B4D17 rgb(75, 77, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4B4D17 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 30.2% green and 9% blue (75, 77, 23).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 70% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#4B4D17 color codes

HEX	`#4B4D17`
RGB	`rgb(75, 77, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 30.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 54%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 70%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 70%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.5, -8.91, 30.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.5, 31.89, 106.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.71, 6.866, 1.835)`
Decimal	`4934935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4D17, 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 #4B4D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #4B4D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4d17; }
.text { color: #4b4d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 77 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4d17, #304d17); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B4D17?: #4B4D17 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4D17?: The RGB value is 75, 77, 23: 75 red, 77 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4D17?: The complementary color is #19174D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.