What color is #4C472F?

#4C472F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4C472F?

The RGB value is 76, 71, 47: 76 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4C472F?

The complementary color is #2F344C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4C472F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4C472F color

#4C472F rgb(76, 71, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4C472F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.8% red, 27.8% green and 18.4% blue (76, 71, 47).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 24% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#4C472F color codes

HEX	`#4C472F`
RGB	`rgb(76, 71, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.8%, 27.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 24%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 38%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.03, -2.16, 15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.03, 15.37, 98.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.747, 6.248, 3.592)`
Decimal	`4998959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4C472F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4C472F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4C472F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4C472F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4c472f; }
.text { color: #4c472f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4c472f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(76 71 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4c472f, #424c2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4C472F?: #4C472F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4C472F?: The RGB value is 76, 71, 47: 76 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4C472F?: The complementary color is #2F344C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4C472F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.