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#4A400A

#4a400a ≈ Army Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#4a400a is a color from the yellow family, with very low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.51% magenta, 86.49% yellow and 70.98% black. Its hue angle is 50.63°, with 76.19% saturation and 16.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Army Green (#4b5320), ΔE 9.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333300
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Relative luminance0.0514

Complementary

  1. #4a400a
  2. #0a144a

Split complementary

  1. #4a400a
  2. #0a344a
  3. #200a4a

Analogous

  1. #4a200a
  2. #4a400a
  3. #344a0a

Triadic

  1. #4a400a
  2. #0a4a40
  3. #400a4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a400a
  2. #144a0a
  3. #0a144a
  4. #400a4a

Square

  1. #4a400a
  2. #0a4a20
  3. #0a144a
  4. #4a0a34

Monochromatic

  1. #121002
  2. #121002
  3. #4a400a
  4. #8d7a13
  5. #d1b51c

Shades

#4a400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a400a
  2. #433a09
  3. #3b3308
  4. #342d07
  5. #2c2606
  6. #252005
  7. #1e1a04
  8. #161303
  9. #0f0d02
  10. #070601
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a400a
  2. #5c5323
  3. #6e663b
  4. #807954
  5. #928c6c
  6. #a5a085
  7. #b7b39d
  8. #c9c6b6
  9. #dbd9ce
  10. #edece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a400a
  2. #4f4616
  3. #554d22
  4. #5a532d
  5. #605a39
  6. #656045
  7. #6a6651
  8. #706d5d
  9. #757368
  10. #7b7a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444032 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473e02 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a420e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #513a36 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #483f05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a410c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e3d2a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a400a {
  color: #4a400a;
}
Background
.bg-4a400a {
  background-color: #4a400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a400a {
  border: 2px solid #4a400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 76% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a400a, #344a0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.10 #6c541e Field Drab ΔE 9.25 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 13.40 #704214 Sepia ΔE 14.48 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 14.57 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 15.99 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 16.08 #b5bff5 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Army Green
#4a400a  rgb(74, 64, 10)  hsl(51, 76%, 16%)  Army Green
#0a144a  rgb(10, 20, 74)  hsl(231, 76%, 16%)  Oxford Blue
#0a4a40  rgb(10, 74, 64)  hsl(171, 76%, 16%)  Phthalo Green
#400a4a  rgb(64, 10, 74)  hsl(291, 76%, 16%)  Indigo