What color is #4C4203?

#4C4203 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4203?

The RGB value is 76, 66, 3: 76 red, 66 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4203?

The complementary color is #030D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4203?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4203 color

#4C4203 rgb(76, 66, 3)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4C4203 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 25.9% green and 1.2% blue (76, 66, 3).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 92% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 96% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#4C4203 color codes

HEX	`#4C4203`
RGB	`rgb(76, 66, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 25.9%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 92%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 96%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 96%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.95, -2.79, 35.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.95, 35.78, 94.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.945, 5.44, 0.876)`
Decimal	`4997635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4203, 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 #4C4203	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4203 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #4C4203 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4203; }
.text { color: #4c4203; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4203; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 66 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4203, #314c03); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4C4203?: #4C4203 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4203?: The RGB value is 76, 66, 3: 76 red, 66 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4203?: The complementary color is #030D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4203?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.