Colour

#4E4930

#4E4930
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4E4930 is a yellow with RGB values 78, 73, 48 and HSL 50°, 24%, 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

#4E4930#4E4930

HEX#4E4930

RGBrgb(78, 73, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.3059, 0.2863, 0.1882

RGB percentages30.6%, 28.6%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(50, 23.8%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50, 38.5%, 30.6%)

CMYK0%, 6.4%, 38.5%, 69.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,130,544

CSS custom property--colour: #4E4930;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.05:1

Contrast with white9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B1B6CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E482Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4F4931no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#524643no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 20.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.9 Gray · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 34.3 Black · ΔE 34.7

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 20.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#30354E

Analogous#4E3A30, #444E30

Triadic#304E49, #49304E

Split complementary#30444E, #3A304E

Tetradic#304E3A, #30354E, #4E3044

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BAB390

Lighter +30%#A79E70

Lighter +20%#8D8457

Lighter +10%#6E6743

Darker −10%#2E2B1D

Darker −20%#0F0E09

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5E5420

Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R78

G73

B48

Red78 (30.6%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue50°

Saturation (HSL)23.81%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4E · G 49 · B 30

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