Colour

#4D551A

#4D551A
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark olivegreen

#4D551A is a yellow with RGB values 77, 85, 26 and HSL 68°, 53%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.

Colour values

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HEX#4D551A

RGBrgb(77, 85, 26)

RGB (0–1)0.302, 0.3333, 0.102

RGB percentages30.2%, 33.3%, 10.2%

HSLhsl(68.1, 53.2%, 21.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(68.1, 69.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK9.4%, 0%, 69.4%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,068,058

CSS custom property--colour: #4D551A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08149WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.99:1

Contrast with white7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#B2AAE5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5B5012no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A511Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#525049no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark olivegreen · ΔE 10.4 Olive · ΔE 30.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 31.2 Dark green · ΔE 32.6 Sea green · ΔE 34.5 Dim grey · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark olivegreen (#556B2F)ΔE 10.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#221A55

Analogous#55401A, #30551A

Triadic#1A4D55, #551A4D

Split complementary#1A3055, #3F1A55

Tetradic#1A553F, #221A55, #551A30

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C3D16A

Lighter +30%#B4C543

Lighter +20%#94A332

Lighter +10%#707C26

Darker −10%#2A2E0E

Darker −20%#060702

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#57630C

Less saturated −25%#434728

Channel breakdown

R77

G85

B26

Red77 (30.2%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue26 (10.2%)

Hue68.14°

Saturation (HSL)53.15%

Lightness21.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 4D · G 55 · B 1A

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Colour values

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