What color is #4D511C?

#4D511C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D511C?

The RGB value is 77, 81, 28: 77 red, 81 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D511C?

The complementary color is #201C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D511C?

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.

#4D511C color

#4D511C rgb(77, 81, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D511C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.8% green and 11% blue (77, 81, 28).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 49% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4D511C color codes

HEX	`#4D511C`
RGB	`rgb(77, 81, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 31.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 49%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 65%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 65%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.02, -9.88, 29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.02, 31.41, 108.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.213, 7.547, 2.228)`
Decimal	`5067036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D511C, 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 #4D511C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D511C 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 #4D511C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d511c; }
.text { color: #4d511c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d511c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 81 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d511c, #32511c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D511C?: #4D511C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D511C?: The RGB value is 77, 81, 28: 77 red, 81 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D511C?: The complementary color is #201C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D511C?: 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.