What color is #4D451C?

#4D451C 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 #4D451C?

The RGB value is 77, 69, 28: 77 red, 69 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D451C?

The complementary color is #1C244D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D451C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D451C color

#4D451C rgb(77, 69, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D451C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.1% green and 11% blue (77, 69, 28).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 47% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 64% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#4D451C color codes

HEX	`#4D451C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 69, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 47%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 64%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 64%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.2, -2.65, 25.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.2, 25.69, 95.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.398, 5.918, 1.956)`
Decimal	`5063964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D451C, 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 #4D451C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D451C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #4D451C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d451c; }
.text { color: #4d451c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d451c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 69 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d451c, #3c4d1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4D451C?: #4D451C 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 #4D451C?: The RGB value is 77, 69, 28: 77 red, 69 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D451C?: The complementary color is #1C244D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D451C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.