What color is #4F3A2D?

#4F3A2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3A2D?

The RGB value is 79, 58, 45: 79 red, 58 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3A2D?

The complementary color is #2D424F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3A2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3A2D color

#4F3A2D rgb(79, 58, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F3A2D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 22.7% green and 17.6% blue (79, 58, 45).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 43% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#4F3A2D color codes

HEX	`#4F3A2D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 58, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 22.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 43%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 43%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.38, 7.26, 11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.38, 13.76, 58.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.211, 4.878, 3.149)`
Decimal	`5192237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3A2D, 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 #4F3A2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3A2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #4F3A2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3a2d; }
.text { color: #4f3a2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3a2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 58 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3a2d, #4f4b2d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F3A2D?: #4F3A2D is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3A2D?: The RGB value is 79, 58, 45: 79 red, 58 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3A2D?: The complementary color is #2D424F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3A2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.