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#4E4100 closest to Alligator Gladiator

#4E4100 is a dark, moderately saturated brown; the closest named color is Alligator Gladiator. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 25.5% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(78, 65, 0)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 100% saturation and 15% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 100% yellow and 69% black. #4E4100 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.10:1.

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Variations of #4E4100

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#4E4100 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#4E4100 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E4100 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4D4305
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #493F00
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B4000
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4D4305
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4D4202
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #553B36
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #513E23
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #424242
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #454239

#4E4100 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.10:1 Very good#4E4100 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.08:1 Very poor#4E4100 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E4100 in CSS

/* Alligator Gladiator */
.color { color: #4E4100; }
.background { background-color: #4E4100; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E4100; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 65 0);
color: hsl(50 100% 15%);
color: oklch(0.378 0.078 96.2);

#4E4100 FAQ

What color is #4E4100?

#4E4100 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #4E4100?

#4E4100 is rgb(78, 65, 0) in RGB, hsl(50, 100%, 15%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 100%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E4100?

The complementary color of #4E4100 is #000D4E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E4100?

White text has the best contrast on #4E4100: 10.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E4100 a warm or cool color?

#4E4100 is a warm color.