What color is #4D5100?

#4D5100 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5100?

The RGB value is 77, 81, 0: 77 red, 81 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5100?

The complementary color is #040051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5100 color

#4D5100 rgb(77, 81, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D5100 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.8% green and 0% blue (77, 81, 0).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#4D5100 color codes

HEX	`#4D5100`
RGB	`rgb(77, 81, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 100%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.84, -11.39, 40.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.84, 42.22, 105.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.003, 7.463, 1.124)`
Decimal	`5067008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5100, 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 #4D5100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #4D5100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5100; }
.text { color: #4d5100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 81 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5100, #255100); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4D5100?: #4D5100 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5100?: The RGB value is 77, 81, 0: 77 red, 81 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5100?: The complementary color is #040051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.