What color is #4D4913?

#4D4913 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 #4D4913?

The RGB value is 77, 73, 19: 77 red, 73 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4913?

The complementary color is #13174D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4913?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4913 color

#4D4913 rgb(77, 73, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D4913 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 28.6% green and 7.5% blue (77, 73, 19).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 60% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 75% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#4D4913 color codes

HEX	`#4D4913`
RGB	`rgb(77, 73, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 28.6%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 60%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 75%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 75%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.38, -5.79, 31.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.38, 31.95, 100.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.561, 6.39, 1.556)`
Decimal	`5064979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4913, 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 #4D4913	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4913 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #4D4913 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4913; }
.text { color: #4d4913; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4913; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 73 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4913, #344d13); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D4913?: #4D4913 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 #4D4913?: The RGB value is 77, 73, 19: 77 red, 73 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4913?: The complementary color is #13174D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4913?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.