What color is #4F452F?

#4F452F 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 #4F452F?

The RGB value is 79, 69, 47: 79 red, 69 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F452F?

The complementary color is #2F394F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F452F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F452F color

#4F452F rgb(79, 69, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F452F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.1% green and 18.4% blue (79, 69, 47).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 41% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#4F452F color codes

HEX	`#4F452F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 69, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 41%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.72, 0.51, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.72, 14.88, 88.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.866, 6.124, 3.562)`
Decimal	`5195055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F452F, 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 #4F452F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F452F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #4F452F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f452f; }
.text { color: #4f452f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f452f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 69 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f452f, #494f2f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F452F?: #4F452F 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 #4F452F?: The RGB value is 79, 69, 47: 79 red, 69 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F452F?: The complementary color is #2F394F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F452F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.