What color is #4F4238?

#4F4238 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 #4F4238?

The RGB value is 79, 66, 56: 79 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4238?

The complementary color is #38454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4238 color

#4F4238 rgb(79, 66, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4238 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.9% green and 22% blue (79, 66, 56).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Taupe (#483C32), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#4F4238 color codes

HEX	`#4F4238`
RGB	`rgb(79, 66, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.02, 3.79, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.02, 9, 65.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.887, 5.844, 4.559)`
Decimal	`5194296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4238, 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 #4F4238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #4F4238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4238; }
.text { color: #4f4238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 66 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4238, #4f4e38); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F4238?: #4F4238 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 #4F4238?: The RGB value is 79, 66, 56: 79 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4238?: The complementary color is #38454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.