What color is #4D460F?

#4D460F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D460F?

The RGB value is 77, 70, 15: 77 red, 70 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D460F?

The complementary color is #0F164D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D460F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D460F color

#4D460F rgb(77, 70, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D460F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.5% green and 5.9% blue (77, 70, 15).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 67% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 81% 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 9.55:1).

#4D460F color codes

HEX	`#4D460F`
RGB	`rgb(77, 70, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.5%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 67%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 81%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 81%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.39, -4.2, 32.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.39, 32.51, 97.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.337, 5.993, 1.327)`
Decimal	`5064207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D460F, 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 #4D460F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D460F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #4D460F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d460f; }
.text { color: #4d460f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d460f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 70 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d460f, #354d0f); }

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Questions

What color is #4D460F?: #4D460F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D460F?: The RGB value is 77, 70, 15: 77 red, 70 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D460F?: The complementary color is #0F164D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D460F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.