What color is #4F372D?

#4F372D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F372D?

The RGB value is 79, 55, 45: 79 red, 55 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F372D?

The complementary color is #2D454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F372D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F372D color

#4F372D rgb(79, 55, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F372D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 21.6% green and 17.6% blue (79, 55, 45).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 43% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Bar (#5B3F34), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#4F372D color codes

HEX	`#4F372D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 55, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 21.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 43%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 43%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.52, 9.2, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.52, 13.97, 48.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.064, 4.584, 3.1)`
Decimal	`5191469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F372D, 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 #4F372D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F372D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #4F372D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f372d; }
.text { color: #4f372d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f372d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 55 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f372d, #4f482d); }

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Questions

What color is #4F372D?: #4F372D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Espresso Bar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F372D?: The RGB value is 79, 55, 45: 79 red, 55 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F372D?: The complementary color is #2D454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F372D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.