What color is #4F452C?

#4F452C 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 #4F452C?

The RGB value is 79, 69, 44: 79 red, 69 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F452C?

The complementary color is #2C364F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F452C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F452C color

#4F452C rgb(79, 69, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F452C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.1% green and 17.3% blue (79, 69, 44).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 28% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 44% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#4F452C color codes

HEX	`#4F452C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 69, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.1%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 28%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 44%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 44%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.66, 0.1, 16.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.66, 16.67, 89.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.807, 6.101, 3.254)`
Decimal	`5195052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F452C, 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 #4F452C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F452C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #4F452C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f452c; }
.text { color: #4f452c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f452c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 69 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f452c, #484f2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4F452C?: #4F452C 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 #4F452C?: The RGB value is 79, 69, 44: 79 red, 69 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F452C?: The complementary color is #2C364F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F452C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.