What color is #4B4E33?

#4B4E33 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B4E33?

The RGB value is 75, 78, 51: 75 red, 78 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B4E33?

The complementary color is #36334E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B4E33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B4E33 color

#4B4E33 rgb(75, 78, 51)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4B4E33 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 30.6% green and 20% blue (75, 78, 51).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 21% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#4B4E33 color codes

HEX	`#4B4E33`
RGB	`rgb(75, 78, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 30.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 21%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 35%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.22, -6.32, 15.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.22, 16.85, 112.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.224, 7.184, 4.19)`
Decimal	`4935219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B4E33, 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 #4B4E33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B4E33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #4B4E33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b4e33; }
.text { color: #4b4e33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b4e33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 78 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b4e33, #3d4e33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4B4E33?: #4B4E33 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B4E33?: The RGB value is 75, 78, 51: 75 red, 78 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B4E33?: The complementary color is #36334E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B4E33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.