What color is #4F4718?

#4F4718 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4718?

The RGB value is 79, 71, 24: 79 red, 71 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4718?

The complementary color is #18204F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4718?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4718 color

#4F4718 rgb(79, 71, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F4718 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.8% green and 9.4% blue (79, 71, 24).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 53% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 70% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#4F4718 color codes

HEX	`#4F4718`
RGB	`rgb(79, 71, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 53%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 70%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 70%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30, -3.21, 28.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30, 28.82, 96.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.643, 6.235, 1.77)`
Decimal	`5195544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4718, 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 #4F4718	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4718 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #4F4718 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4718; }
.text { color: #4f4718; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4718; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 71 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4718, #3c4f18); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F4718?: #4F4718 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4718?: The RGB value is 79, 71, 24: 79 red, 71 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4718?: The complementary color is #18204F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4718?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.