What color is #4E5314?

#4E5314 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5314?

The RGB value is 78, 83, 20: 78 red, 83 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5314?

The complementary color is #191453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5314?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5314 color

#4E5314 rgb(78, 83, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4E5314 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 32.5% green and 7.8% blue (78, 83, 20).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 61% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#4E5314 color codes

HEX	`#4E5314`
RGB	`rgb(78, 83, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 32.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 61%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 76%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 76%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.68, -11.14, 34.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.68, 36.07, 107.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.362, 7.857, 1.843)`
Decimal	`5133076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5314, 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 #4E5314	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5314 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #4E5314 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5314; }
.text { color: #4e5314; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5314; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 83 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5314, #2f5314); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E5314?: #4E5314 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5314?: The RGB value is 78, 83, 20: 78 red, 83 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5314?: The complementary color is #191453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5314?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.