What color is #4D461D?

#4D461D 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 #4D461D?

The RGB value is 77, 70, 29: 77 red, 70 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D461D?

The complementary color is #1D244D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D461D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D461D color

#4D461D rgb(77, 70, 29)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D461D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.5% green and 11.4% blue (77, 70, 29).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 45% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 62% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#4D461D color codes

HEX	`#4D461D`
RGB	`rgb(77, 70, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.5%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 45%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 62%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 62%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.53, -3.18, 25.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.53, 25.57, 97.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.473, 6.047, 2.041)`
Decimal	`5064221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D461D, 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 #4D461D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D461D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #4D461D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d461d; }
.text { color: #4d461d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d461d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 70 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d461d, #3c4d1d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4D461D?: #4D461D 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 #4D461D?: The RGB value is 77, 70, 29: 77 red, 70 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D461D?: The complementary color is #1D244D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D461D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.