What color is #4F4608?

#4F4608 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 #4F4608?

The RGB value is 79, 70, 8: 79 red, 70 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4608?

The complementary color is #08114F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4608?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4608 color

#4F4608 rgb(79, 70, 8)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F4608 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.5% green and 3.1% blue (79, 70, 8).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 82% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 90% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#4F4608 color codes

HEX	`#4F4608`
RGB	`rgb(79, 70, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.5%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 82%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 90%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 90%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.56, -3.49, 35.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.56, 35.34, 95.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.459, 6.06, 1.112)`
Decimal	`5195272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4608, 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 #4F4608	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4608 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #4F4608 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4608; }
.text { color: #4f4608; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4608; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 70 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4608, #344f08); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F4608?: #4F4608 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 #4F4608?: The RGB value is 79, 70, 8: 79 red, 70 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4608?: The complementary color is #08114F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4608?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.