What color is #4D472B?

#4D472B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D472B?

The RGB value is 77, 71, 43: 77 red, 71 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D472B?

The complementary color is #2B314D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D472B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D472B color

#4D472B rgb(77, 71, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D472B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 27.8% green and 16.9% blue (77, 71, 43).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#4D472B color codes

HEX	`#4D472B`
RGB	`rgb(77, 71, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 27.8%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.06, -2.24, 17.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.06, 17.89, 97.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.75, 6.259, 3.19)`
Decimal	`5064491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D472B, 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 #4D472B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D472B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #4D472B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d472b; }
.text { color: #4d472b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d472b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 71 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d472b, #424d2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4D472B?: #4D472B is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D472B?: The RGB value is 77, 71, 43: 77 red, 71 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D472B?: The complementary color is #2B314D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D472B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.