What color is #4C4415?

#4C4415 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 #4C4415?

The RGB value is 76, 68, 21: 76 red, 68 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4415?

The complementary color is #151D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4415 color

#4C4415 rgb(76, 68, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4C4415 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 26.7% green and 8.2% blue (76, 68, 21).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 57% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 72% 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 9.79:1).

#4C4415 color codes

HEX	`#4C4415`
RGB	`rgb(76, 68, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 26.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 57%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 72%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 72%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.71, -3.1, 28.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.71, 28.87, 96.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.183, 5.725, 1.541)`
Decimal	`4998165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4415, 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 #4C4415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #4C4415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4415; }
.text { color: #4c4415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 68 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4415, #394c15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4C4415?: #4C4415 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 #4C4415?: The RGB value is 76, 68, 21: 76 red, 68 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4415?: The complementary color is #151D4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.