What color is #4C4411?

#4C4411 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4411?

The RGB value is 76, 68, 17: 76 red, 68 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4411?

The complementary color is #11194C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4411 color

#4C4411 rgb(76, 68, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4C4411 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 26.7% green and 6.7% blue (76, 68, 17).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 63% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 78% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#4C4411 color codes

HEX	`#4C4411`
RGB	`rgb(76, 68, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 26.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 63%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 78%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 78%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.67, -3.36, 30.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.67, 30.79, 96.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.149, 5.711, 1.361)`
Decimal	`4998161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4411, 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 #4C4411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #4C4411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4411; }
.text { color: #4c4411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 68 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4411, #374c11); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C4411?: #4C4411 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4411?: The RGB value is 76, 68, 17: 76 red, 68 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4411?: The complementary color is #11194C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.