What color is #4B5115?

#4B5115 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B5115?

The RGB value is 75, 81, 21: 75 red, 81 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B5115?

The complementary color is #1B1551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B5115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B5115 color

#4B5115 rgb(75, 81, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4B5115 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 31.8% green and 8.2% blue (75, 81, 21).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 59% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 74% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#4B5115 color codes

HEX	`#4B5115`
RGB	`rgb(75, 81, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 31.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 59%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 74%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 74%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.78, -11.39, 32.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.78, 34.79, 109.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.98, 7.435, 1.829)`
Decimal	`4935957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B5115, 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 #4B5115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B5115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #4B5115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b5115; }
.text { color: #4b5115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b5115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 81 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b5115, #2d5115); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4B5115?: #4B5115 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B5115?: The RGB value is 75, 81, 21: 75 red, 81 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B5115?: The complementary color is #1B1551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B5115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.