4E461B

#4E461B closest to Alligator Gladiator

#4E461B is a dark, muted brown; the closest named color is Alligator Gladiator. In the RGB color model it is made of 30.6% red, 27.5% green and 10.6% blue (rgb(78, 70, 27)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 49% saturation and 21% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 65% yellow and 69% black. #4E461B is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.48:1.

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Variations of #4E461B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#4E461B 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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#4E461B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #4E461B 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 #4F471D
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4D4416
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4D4518
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4F471D
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4F461C
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #54413D
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #50442E
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #464646
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #48463E

#4E461B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.48:1 Very good#4E461B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.22:1 Very poor#4E461B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#4E461B in CSS

/* Alligator Gladiator */
.color { color: #4E461B; }
.background { background-color: #4E461B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #4E461B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(78 70 27);
color: hsl(51 49% 21%);
color: oklch(0.392 0.062 98.9);

#4E461B FAQ

What color is #4E461B?

#4E461B is a dark, muted 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 #4E461B?

#4E461B is rgb(78, 70, 27) in RGB, hsl(51, 49%, 21%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 65%, 69%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #4E461B?

The complementary color of #4E461B is #1B234E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #4E461B?

White text has the best contrast on #4E461B: 9.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #4E461B a warm or cool color?

#4E461B is a warm color.