Colour

#4C4838

#4C4838
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4C4838 is a yellow with RGB values 76, 72, 56 and HSL 48°, 15%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4C4838#4C4838

HEX#4C4838

RGBrgb(76, 72, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.298, 0.2824, 0.2196

RGB percentages29.8%, 28.2%, 22%

HSLhsl(48, 15.2%, 25.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48, 26.3%, 29.8%)

CMYK0%, 5.3%, 26.3%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,999,224

CSS custom property--colour: #4C4838;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness71.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.16:1

Contrast with white9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B3B7C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4737no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4D4839no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#4F4644no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 17.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Gray · ΔE 25.3 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 29.3 Slate grey · ΔE 30.5 Black · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 17.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#383C4C

Analogous#4C3E38, #464C38

Triadic#384C48, #48384C

Split complementary#38464C, #3E384C

Tetradic#384C3E, #383C4C, #4C3846

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B5B09B

Lighter +30%#A0997D

Lighter +20%#878063

Lighter +10%#69644E

Darker −10%#2F2C22

Darker −20%#11100D

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5C5227

Less saturated −25%#424242

Channel breakdown

R76

G72

B56

Red76 (29.8%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue48°

Saturation (HSL)15.15%

Lightness25.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4C · G 48 · B 38

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