What color is #4D5032?

#4D5032 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5032?

The RGB value is 77, 80, 50: 77 red, 80 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5032?

The complementary color is #353250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5032?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5032 color

#4D5032 rgb(77, 80, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D5032 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.4% green and 19.6% blue (77, 80, 50).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#4D5032 color codes

HEX	`#4D5032`
RGB	`rgb(77, 80, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 38%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.02, -6.76, 17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.02, 18.58, 111.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.505, 7.545, 4.131)`
Decimal	`5066802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5032, 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 #4D5032	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5032 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #4D5032 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5032; }
.text { color: #4d5032; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5032; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 80 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5032, #3e5032); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4D5032?: #4D5032 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5032?: The RGB value is 77, 80, 50: 77 red, 80 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5032?: The complementary color is #353250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5032?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.