What color is #4F4328?

#4F4328 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4328?

The RGB value is 79, 67, 40: 79 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4328?

The complementary color is #28344F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4328 color

#4F4328 rgb(79, 67, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F4328 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 26.3% green and 15.7% blue (79, 67, 40).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 49% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#4F4328 color codes

HEX	`#4F4328`
RGB	`rgb(79, 67, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 26.3%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 49%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.98, 0.85, 18.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.98, 18.28, 87.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.615, 5.83, 2.837)`
Decimal	`5194536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4328, 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 #4F4328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #4F4328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4328; }
.text { color: #4f4328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 67 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4328, #474f28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4F4328?: #4F4328 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4328?: The RGB value is 79, 67, 40: 79 red, 67 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4328?: The complementary color is #28344F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.