What color is #4F461A?

#4F461A is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F461A?

The RGB value is 79, 70, 26: 79 red, 70 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F461A?

The complementary color is #1A234F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F461A?

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.

#4F461A color

#4F461A rgb(79, 70, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F461A is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.5% green and 10.2% blue (79, 70, 26).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 50% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 67% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4F461A color codes

HEX	`#4F461A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 70, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 50%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 67%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 67%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.71, -2.44, 27.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.71, 27.38, 95.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.601, 6.117, 1.863)`
Decimal	`5195290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F461A, 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 #4F461A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F461A 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 #4F461A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f461a; }
.text { color: #4f461a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f461a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 70 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f461a, #3e4f1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4F461A?: #4F461A is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F461A?: The RGB value is 79, 70, 26: 79 red, 70 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F461A?: The complementary color is #1A234F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F461A?: 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.