What color is #4E4930?

#4E4930 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4930?

The RGB value is 78, 73, 48: 78 red, 73 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4930?

The complementary color is #30354E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4930 color

#4E4930 rgb(78, 73, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4E4930 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 28.6% green and 18.8% blue (78, 73, 48).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 24% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 38% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#4E4930 color codes

HEX	`#4E4930`
RGB	`rgb(78, 73, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 28.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 24%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 38%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.87, -2.32, 15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.87, 15.92, 98.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.058, 6.598, 3.75)`
Decimal	`5130544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4930, 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 #4E4930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #4E4930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4930; }
.text { color: #4e4930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 73 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4930, #444e30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4E4930?: #4E4930 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4930?: The RGB value is 78, 73, 48: 78 red, 73 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4930?: The complementary color is #30354E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.