What color is #4D4A35?

#4D4A35 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4A35?

The RGB value is 77, 74, 53: 77 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4A35?

The complementary color is #35384D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4A35 color

#4D4A35 rgb(77, 74, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D4A35 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 29% green and 20.8% blue (77, 74, 53).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 18% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#4D4A35 color codes

HEX	`#4D4A35`
RGB	`rgb(77, 74, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 29%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 18%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 31%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.19, -2.65, 13.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.19, 13.3, 101.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.152, 6.733, 4.343)`
Decimal	`5065269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4A35, 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 #4D4A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #4D4A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4a35; }
.text { color: #4d4a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 74 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4a35, #444d35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4D4A35?: #4D4A35 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4A35?: The RGB value is 77, 74, 53: 77 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4A35?: The complementary color is #35384D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.