What color is #4E4E02?

#4E4E02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4E02?

The RGB value is 78, 78, 2: 78 red, 78 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4E02?

The complementary color is #02024E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4E02?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4E02 color

#4E4E02 rgb(78, 78, 2)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4E4E02 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 30.6% green and 0.8% blue (78, 78, 2).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 95% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Green Not Found (#404404), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#4E4E02 color codes

HEX	`#4E4E02`
RGB	`rgb(78, 78, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 30.6%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 95%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 97%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 97%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.97, -9.06, 39.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.97, 40.34, 102.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.877, 7.073, 1.113)`
Decimal	`5131778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4E02, 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 #4E4E02	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4E02 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #4E4E02 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4e02; }
.text { color: #4e4e02; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4e02; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 78 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4e02, #284e02); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E4E02?: #4E4E02 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Green Not Found. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4E02?: The RGB value is 78, 78, 2: 78 red, 78 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4E02?: The complementary color is #02024E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4E02?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.