What color is #4F4827?

#4F4827 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4827?

The RGB value is 79, 72, 39: 79 red, 72 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4827?

The complementary color is #272E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4827?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4827 color

#4F4827 rgb(79, 72, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F4827 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.2% green and 15.3% blue (79, 72, 39).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 34% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 51% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#4F4827 color codes

HEX	`#4F4827`
RGB	`rgb(79, 72, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 34%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 51%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 51%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.51, -2.39, 20.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.51, 20.92, 96.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.908, 6.444, 2.852)`
Decimal	`5195815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4827, 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 #4F4827	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4827 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #4F4827 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4827; }
.text { color: #4f4827; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4827; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 72 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4827, #424f27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4F4827?: #4F4827 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4827?: The RGB value is 79, 72, 39: 79 red, 72 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4827?: The complementary color is #272E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4827?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.