What color is #4F442C?

#4F442C 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 #4F442C?

The RGB value is 79, 68, 44: 79 red, 68 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F442C?

The complementary color is #2C374F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F442C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F442C color

#4F442C rgb(79, 68, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F442C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 26.7% green and 17.3% blue (79, 68, 44).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 44% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#4F442C color codes

HEX	`#4F442C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 68, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 26.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 28%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 44%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.36, 0.73, 16.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.36, 16.28, 87.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.746, 5.979, 3.234)`
Decimal	`5194796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F442C, 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 #4F442C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F442C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #4F442C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f442c; }
.text { color: #4f442c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f442c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 68 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f442c, #494f2c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F442C?: #4F442C 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 #4F442C?: The RGB value is 79, 68, 44: 79 red, 68 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F442C?: The complementary color is #2C374F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F442C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.