What color is #4C4920?

#4C4920 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4920?

The RGB value is 76, 73, 32: 76 red, 73 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4920?

The complementary color is #20234C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4920?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4920 color

#4C4920 rgb(76, 73, 32)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4C4920 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 28.6% green and 12.5% blue (76, 73, 32).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 41% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 58% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#4C4920 color codes

HEX	`#4C4920`
RGB	`rgb(76, 73, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 28.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 41%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 58%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 58%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.41, -5.23, 24.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.41, 25.23, 101.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.624, 6.406, 2.306)`
Decimal	`4999456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4920, 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 #4C4920	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4920 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #4C4920 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4920; }
.text { color: #4c4920; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4920; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 73 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4920, #394c20); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4C4920?: #4C4920 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4920?: The RGB value is 76, 73, 32: 76 red, 73 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4920?: The complementary color is #20234C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4920?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.