What color is #4E4511?

#4E4511 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4511?

The RGB value is 78, 69, 17: 78 red, 69 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4511?

The complementary color is #111A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4511?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4511 color

#4E4511 rgb(78, 69, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4E4511 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.1% green and 6.7% blue (78, 69, 17).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 64% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 78% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#4E4511 color codes

HEX	`#4E4511`
RGB	`rgb(78, 69, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 27.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 64%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 78%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 78%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.2, -2.96, 31.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.2, 31.34, 95.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.371, 5.917, 1.389)`
Decimal	`5129489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4511, 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 #4E4511	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4511 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #4E4511 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4511; }
.text { color: #4e4511; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4511; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 69 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4511, #394e11); }

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Questions

What color is #4E4511?: #4E4511 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4511?: The RGB value is 78, 69, 17: 78 red, 69 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4511?: The complementary color is #111A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4511?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.