What color is #4B4E26?

#4B4E26 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4E26?

The RGB value is 75, 78, 38: 75 red, 78 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4E26?

The complementary color is #29264E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4E26 color

#4B4E26 rgb(75, 78, 38)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4B4E26 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 30.6% green and 14.9% blue (75, 78, 38).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 34% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#4B4E26 color codes

HEX	`#4B4E26`
RGB	`rgb(75, 78, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 30.6%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 34%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 51%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 51%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32, -8.07, 23.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32, 24.49, 109.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.976, 7.085, 2.886)`
Decimal	`4935206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4E26, 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 #4B4E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #4B4E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4e26; }
.text { color: #4b4e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 78 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4e26, #374e26); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B4E26?: #4B4E26 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4E26?: The RGB value is 75, 78, 38: 75 red, 78 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4E26?: The complementary color is #29264E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.