What color is #4C4B33?

#4C4B33 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C4B33?

The RGB value is 76, 75, 51: 76 red, 75 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C4B33?

The complementary color is #33344C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C4B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C4B33 color

#4C4B33 rgb(76, 75, 51)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4C4B33 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 29.4% green and 20% blue (76, 75, 51).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 20% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 33% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#4C4B33 color codes

HEX	`#4C4B33`
RGB	`rgb(76, 75, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 29.4%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 20%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 33%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 33%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.37, -4.04, 14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.37, 15.05, 105.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.094, 6.808, 4.124)`
Decimal	`4999987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C4B33, 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 #4C4B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C4B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #4C4B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c4b33; }
.text { color: #4c4b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c4b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 75 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c4b33, #414c33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4C4B33?: #4C4B33 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C4B33?: The RGB value is 76, 75, 51: 76 red, 75 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C4B33?: The complementary color is #33344C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C4B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.