What color is #4D4208?

#4D4208 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 #4D4208?

The RGB value is 77, 66, 8: 77 red, 66 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4208?

The complementary color is #08134D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4208?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4208 color

#4D4208 rgb(77, 66, 8)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D4208 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 25.9% green and 3.1% blue (77, 66, 8).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 81% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 90% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#4D4208 color codes

HEX	`#4D4208`
RGB	`rgb(77, 66, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 25.9%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 81%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 90%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 90%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.09, -2.05, 33.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.09, 33.87, 93.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.053, 5.492, 1.024)`
Decimal	`5063176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4208, 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 #4D4208	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4208 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #4D4208 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4208; }
.text { color: #4d4208; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4208; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 66 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4208, #364d08); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4D4208?: #4D4208 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 #4D4208?: The RGB value is 77, 66, 8: 77 red, 66 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4208?: The complementary color is #08134D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4208?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.