What color is #4F422D?

#4F422D 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 #4F422D?

The RGB value is 79, 66, 45: 79 red, 66 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F422D?

The complementary color is #2D3A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F422D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F422D color

#4F422D rgb(79, 66, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F422D is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.9% green and 17.6% blue (79, 66, 45).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 43% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#4F422D color codes

HEX	`#4F422D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 66, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 43%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.77, 2.13, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.77, 15.02, 81.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.646, 5.748, 3.294)`
Decimal	`5194285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F422D, 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 #4F422D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F422D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #4F422D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f422d; }
.text { color: #4f422d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f422d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 66 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f422d, #4b4f2d); }

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Questions

What color is #4F422D?: #4F422D 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 #4F422D?: The RGB value is 79, 66, 45: 79 red, 66 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F422D?: The complementary color is #2D3A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F422D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.