What color is #4F471E?

#4F471E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F471E?

The RGB value is 79, 71, 30: 79 red, 71 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F471E?

The complementary color is #1E264F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F471E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F471E color

#4F471E rgb(79, 71, 30)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F471E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.8% green and 11.8% blue (79, 71, 30).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 45% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 62% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#4F471E color codes

HEX	`#4F471E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 71, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 45%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 62%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 62%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.07, -2.71, 25.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.07, 25.63, 96.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.712, 6.263, 2.136)`
Decimal	`5195550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F471E, 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 #4F471E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F471E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #4F471E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f471e; }
.text { color: #4f471e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f471e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 71 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f471e, #3e4f1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4F471E?: #4F471E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F471E?: The RGB value is 79, 71, 30: 79 red, 71 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F471E?: The complementary color is #1E264F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F471E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.