What color is #4F3C32?

#4F3C32 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F3C32?

The RGB value is 79, 60, 50: 79 red, 60 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F3C32?

The complementary color is #32454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F3C32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F3C32 color

#4F3C32 rgb(79, 60, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F3C32 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 23.5% green and 19.6% blue (79, 60, 50).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 37% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#4F3C32 color codes

HEX	`#4F3C32`
RGB	`rgb(79, 60, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 23.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 37%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.09, 6.69, 9.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.09, 11.53, 54.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.416, 5.125, 3.721)`
Decimal	`5192754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F3C32, 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 #4F3C32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F3C32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #4F3C32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f3c32; }
.text { color: #4f3c32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f3c32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 60 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f3c32, #4f4a32); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F3C32?: #4F3C32 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F3C32?: The RGB value is 79, 60, 50: 79 red, 60 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F3C32?: The complementary color is #32454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F3C32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.