What color is #4D4D19?

#4D4D19 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D4D19?

The RGB value is 77, 77, 25: 77 red, 77 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D4D19?

The complementary color is #19194D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D4D19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D4D19 color

#4D4D19 rgb(77, 77, 25)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D4D19 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 30.2% green and 9.8% blue (77, 77, 25).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 51% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#4D4D19 color codes

HEX	`#4D4D19`
RGB	`rgb(77, 77, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 30.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 51%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 68%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 68%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.71, -7.77, 29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.71, 30.9, 104.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.89, 6.956, 1.952)`
Decimal	`5066009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D4D19, 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 #4D4D19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D4D19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #4D4D19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d4d19; }
.text { color: #4d4d19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d4d19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 77 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d4d19, #334d19); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D4D19?: #4D4D19 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D4D19?: The RGB value is 77, 77, 25: 77 red, 77 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D4D19?: The complementary color is #19194D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D4D19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.