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Recognised as Colour

#4D5138

  • #4D5138
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#4D5138 is a yellow with RGB values 77, 81, 56 and HSL 70°, 18%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#4D5138#4D5138
HEX#4D5138
RGBrgb(77, 81, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3176, 0.2196
RGB percentages30.2%, 31.8%, 22%
HSLhsl(69.6, 18.2%, 26.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69.6, 30.9%, 31.8%)
CMYK4.9%, 0%, 30.9%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,067,064
CSS custom property--colour: #4D5138;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07748WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#B2AEC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#554E36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#544F39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#504E4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 18.8Dim grey · ΔE 19.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 22.3Gray · ΔE 25.5Slate grey · ΔE 31.8Light slate grey · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3C3851
Analogous#514938, #405138
Triadic#384D51, #51384D
Split complementary#384051, #493851
Tetradic#385149, #3C3851, #513841

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B5BA9B
Lighter +30%#9FA57D
Lighter +20%#868D62
Lighter +10%#6A6F4D
Darker −10%#303323
Darker −20%#14150E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#596227
Less saturated −25%#454545

Channel breakdown

R77
G81
B56
Red77 (30.2%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue69.6°
Saturation (HSL)18.25%
Lightness26.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 4D · G 51 · B 38

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