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#4E4E38

#4e4e38 ≈ Rifle Green

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e4e38 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28.21% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 16.42% saturation and 26.27% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rifle Green (#444c38), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.0735

Complementary

  1. #4e4e38
  2. #38384e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e38
  2. #38434e
  3. #43384e

Analogous

  1. #4e4338
  2. #4e4e38
  3. #434e38

Triadic

  1. #4e4e38
  2. #384e4e
  3. #4e384e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e38
  2. #384e38
  3. #38384e
  4. #4e384e

Square

  1. #4e4e38
  2. #384e43
  3. #38384e
  4. #4e3843

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0c09
  2. #212118
  3. #4e4e38
  4. #7b7b58
  5. #a2a27d

Shades

#4e4e38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e38
  2. #464632
  3. #3e3e2d
  4. #373727
  5. #2f2f22
  6. #27271c
  7. #1f1f16
  8. #171711
  9. #10100b
  10. #080806
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e38
  2. #60604c
  3. #717160
  4. #838374
  5. #959588
  6. #a7a79c
  7. #b8b8af
  8. #cacac3
  9. #dcdcd7
  10. #ededeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e38
  2. #53533f
  3. #585846
  4. #5d5d4e
  5. #626255
  6. #67675c
  7. #6c6c63
  8. #71716a
  9. #767672
  10. #7b7b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4d45 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524c37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #524d39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #514b48 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #504d37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #504d39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #504c42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e38 {
  color: #4e4e38;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e38 {
  background-color: #4e4e38;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e38 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 16% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e38, #434e38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 56 / 0.35);
}

#444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 4.24 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 8.84 #3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 9.21 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 9.78 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.30 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.65 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.46 #b1b1c7 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Rifle Green
#4e4e38  rgb(78, 78, 56)  hsl(60, 16%, 26%)  Rifle Green
#38384e  rgb(56, 56, 78)  hsl(240, 16%, 26%)  Oxford Blue
#384e4e  rgb(56, 78, 78)  hsl(180, 16%, 26%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4e384e  rgb(78, 56, 78)  hsl(300, 16%, 26%)  Eggplant