What color is #4D4501?

#4D4501 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 #4D4501?

The RGB value is 77, 69, 1: 77 red, 69 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4501?

The complementary color is #01094D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4501?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4501 color

#4D4501 rgb(77, 69, 1)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D4501 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.1% green and 0.4% blue (77, 69, 1).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 97% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 99% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#4D4501 color codes

HEX	`#4D4501`
RGB	`rgb(77, 69, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.1%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 97%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 99%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 99%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29, -4.2, 37.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29, 37.62, 96.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.194, 5.836, 0.882)`
Decimal	`5063937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4501, 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 #4D4501	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4501 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #4D4501 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4501; }
.text { color: #4d4501; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4501; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 69 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4501, #2f4d01); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D4501?: #4D4501 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 #4D4501?: The RGB value is 77, 69, 1: 77 red, 69 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4501?: The complementary color is #01094D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4501?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.