What color is #4F412C?

#4F412C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F412C?

The RGB value is 79, 65, 44: 79 red, 65 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F412C?

The complementary color is #2C3A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F412C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F412C color

#4F412C rgb(79, 65, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F412C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.5% green and 17.3% blue (79, 65, 44).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 44% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#4F412C color codes

HEX	`#4F412C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 65, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 28%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 44%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 44%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.45, 2.63, 15.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.45, 15.3, 80.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.57, 5.625, 3.175)`
Decimal	`5194028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F412C, 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 #4F412C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F412C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #4F412C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f412c; }
.text { color: #4f412c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f412c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 65 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f412c, #4c4f2c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F412C?: #4F412C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F412C?: The RGB value is 79, 65, 44: 79 red, 65 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F412C?: The complementary color is #2C3A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F412C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.