What color is #4F4606?

#4F4606 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 #4F4606?

The RGB value is 79, 70, 6: 79 red, 70 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4606?

The complementary color is #060F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4606?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4606 color

#4F4606 rgb(79, 70, 6)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F4606 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.5% green and 2.4% blue (79, 70, 6).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 86% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 92% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#4F4606 color codes

HEX	`#4F4606`
RGB	`rgb(79, 70, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 86%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 92%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 92%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.55, -3.57, 35.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.55, 36.09, 95.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.448, 6.056, 1.054)`
Decimal	`5195270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4606, 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 #4F4606	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4606 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #4F4606 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4606; }
.text { color: #4f4606; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4606; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 70 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4606, #344f06); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F4606?: #4F4606 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 #4F4606?: The RGB value is 79, 70, 6: 79 red, 70 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4606?: The complementary color is #060F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4606?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.