What color is #4E4A38?

#4E4A38 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4A38?

The RGB value is 78, 74, 56: 78 red, 74 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4A38?

The complementary color is #383C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4A38 color

#4E4A38 rgb(78, 74, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4E4A38 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 29% green and 22% blue (78, 74, 56).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#4E4A38 color codes

HEX	`#4E4A38`
RGB	`rgb(78, 74, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 29%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.35, -1.71, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.35, 11.51, 98.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.304, 6.803, 4.722)`
Decimal	`5130808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4A38, 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 #4E4A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #4E4A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4a38; }
.text { color: #4e4a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 74 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4a38, #474e38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4E4A38?: #4E4A38 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4A38?: The RGB value is 78, 74, 56: 78 red, 74 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4A38?: The complementary color is #383C4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.