What color is #4E4F32?

#4E4F32 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E4F32?

The RGB value is 78, 79, 50: 78 red, 79 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E4F32?

The complementary color is #33324F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E4F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E4F32 color

#4E4F32 rgb(78, 79, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4E4F32 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 31% green and 19.6% blue (78, 79, 50).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#4E4F32 color codes

HEX	`#4E4F32`
RGB	`rgb(78, 79, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 31%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 37%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.79, -5.7, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.79, 17.96, 108.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.514, 7.442, 4.11)`
Decimal	`5132082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E4F32, 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 #4E4F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E4F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #4E4F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e4f32; }
.text { color: #4e4f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e4f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 79 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e4f32, #3f4f32); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E4F32?: #4E4F32 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E4F32?: The RGB value is 78, 79, 50: 78 red, 79 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E4F32?: The complementary color is #33324F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E4F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.