What color is #4D4830?

#4D4830 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4830?

The RGB value is 77, 72, 48: 77 red, 72 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4830?

The complementary color is #30354D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4830 color

#4D4830 rgb(77, 72, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4D4830 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 28.2% green and 18.8% blue (77, 72, 48).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#4D4830 color codes

HEX	`#4D4830`
RGB	`rgb(77, 72, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 28.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 38%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.46, -2.17, 15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.46, 15.34, 98.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.912, 6.426, 3.725)`
Decimal	`5064752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4830, 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 #4D4830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #4D4830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4830; }
.text { color: #4d4830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 72 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4830, #434d30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4D4830?: #4D4830 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4830?: The RGB value is 77, 72, 48: 77 red, 72 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4830?: The complementary color is #30354D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.