What color is #4F4501?

#4F4501 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4501?

The RGB value is 79, 69, 1: 79 red, 69 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4501?

The complementary color is #010B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4501?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4501 color

#4F4501 rgb(79, 69, 1)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F4501 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.1% green and 0.4% blue (79, 69, 1).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 98% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 99% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#4F4501 color codes

HEX	`#4F4501`
RGB	`rgb(79, 69, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.1%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 98%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 99%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 99%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.21, -3.16, 37.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.21, 37.78, 94.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.358, 5.921, 0.889)`
Decimal	`5195009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4501, 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 #4F4501	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4501 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #4F4501 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4501; }
.text { color: #4f4501; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4501; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 69 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4501, #324f01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4F4501?: #4F4501 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4501?: The RGB value is 79, 69, 1: 79 red, 69 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4501?: The complementary color is #010B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4501?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.