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Recognised as Colour

#4E4831

  • #4E4831
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4831 is a yellow with RGB values 78, 72, 49 and HSL 48°, 23%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#4E4831#4E4831
HEX#4E4831
RGBrgb(78, 72, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2824, 0.1922
RGB percentages30.6%, 28.2%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(47.6, 22.8%, 24.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 37.2%, 30.6%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 37.2%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,130,289
CSS custom property--colour: #4E4831;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#B1B7CE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D472Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E4932no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#524542no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.1Dark olivegreen · ΔE 26.2Gray · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Black · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31374E
Analogous#4E3A31, #464E31
Triadic#314E48, #48314E
Split complementary#31454E, #39314E
Tetradic#314E3A, #31374E, #4E3146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAB191
Lighter +30%#A69B72
Lighter +20%#8D8258
Lighter +10%#6D6545
Darker −10%#2F2B1D
Darker −20%#0F0E0A
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#5E5121
Less saturated −25%#404040

Channel breakdown

R78
G72
B49
Red78 (30.6%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue47.59°
Saturation (HSL)22.83%
Lightness24.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4E · G 48 · B 31

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