What color is #4D5514?

#4D5514 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D5514?

The RGB value is 77, 85, 20: 77 red, 85 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D5514?

The complementary color is #1C1455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D5514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D5514 color

#4D5514 rgb(77, 85, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4D5514 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 33.3% green and 7.8% blue (77, 85, 20).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 62% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#4D5514 color codes

HEX	`#4D5514`
RGB	`rgb(77, 85, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 33.3%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 62%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 76%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 76%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.24, -12.77, 34.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.24, 37.1, 110.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.435, 8.125, 1.891)`
Decimal	`5068052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D5514, 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 #4D5514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D5514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #4D5514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d5514; }
.text { color: #4d5514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d5514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 85 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d5514, #2d5514); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4D5514?: #4D5514 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D5514?: The RGB value is 77, 85, 20: 77 red, 85 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D5514?: The complementary color is #1C1455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D5514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.