What color is #4F4036?

#4F4036 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4036?

The RGB value is 79, 64, 54: 79 red, 64 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4036?

The complementary color is #36454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4036?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4036 color

#4F4036 rgb(79, 64, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4036 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.1% green and 21.2% blue (79, 64, 54).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#4F4036 color codes

HEX	`#4F4036`
RGB	`rgb(79, 64, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 32%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 32%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.37, 4.74, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.37, 9.78, 61.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.724, 5.596, 4.268)`
Decimal	`5193782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4036, 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 #4F4036	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4036 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #4F4036 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4036; }
.text { color: #4f4036; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4036; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 64 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4036, #4f4d36); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4F4036?: #4F4036 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4036?: The RGB value is 79, 64, 54: 79 red, 64 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4036?: The complementary color is #36454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4036?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.