What color is #4E5600?

#4E5600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4E5600?

The RGB value is 78, 86, 0: 78 red, 86 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4E5600?

The complementary color is #080056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4E5600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4E5600 color

#4E5600 rgb(78, 86, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4E5600 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 33.7% green and 0% blue (78, 86, 0).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#4E5600 color codes

HEX	`#4E5600`
RGB	`rgb(78, 86, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.6%, 33.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 100%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 100%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.55, -13.73, 41.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.55, 44.15, 108.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.47, 8.275, 1.256)`
Decimal	`5133824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4E5600, 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 #4E5600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4E5600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #4E5600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4e5600; }
.text { color: #4e5600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4e5600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(78 86 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4e5600, #235600); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4E5600?: #4E5600 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4E5600?: The RGB value is 78, 86, 0: 78 red, 86 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4E5600?: The complementary color is #080056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4E5600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.