What color is #4E451E?

#4E451E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E451E?

The RGB value is 78, 69, 30: 78 red, 69 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E451E?

The complementary color is #1E274E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E451E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E451E color

#4E451E rgb(78, 69, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E451E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.1% green and 11.8% blue (78, 69, 30).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 44% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 62% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#4E451E color codes

HEX	`#4E451E`
RGB	`rgb(78, 69, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 27.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 44%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 62%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 62%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.34, -1.97, 24.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.34, 24.69, 94.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.505, 5.97, 2.09)`
Decimal	`5129502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E451E, 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 #4E451E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E451E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #4E451E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e451e; }
.text { color: #4e451e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e451e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 69 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e451e, #3f4e1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4E451E?: #4E451E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E451E?: The RGB value is 78, 69, 30: 78 red, 69 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E451E?: The complementary color is #1E274E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E451E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.