What color is #4F482B?

#4F482B 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 #4F482B?

The RGB value is 79, 72, 43: 79 red, 72 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F482B?

The complementary color is #2B324F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F482B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F482B color

#4F482B rgb(79, 72, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F482B is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.2% green and 16.9% blue (79, 72, 43).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 30% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 46% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#4F482B color codes

HEX	`#4F482B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 72, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 30%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 46%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.57, -1.9, 18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.57, 18.55, 95.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.978, 6.472, 3.219)`
Decimal	`5195819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F482B, 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 #4F482B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F482B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #4F482B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f482b; }
.text { color: #4f482b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f482b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 72 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f482b, #444f2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4F482B?: #4F482B 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 #4F482B?: The RGB value is 79, 72, 43: 79 red, 72 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F482B?: The complementary color is #2B324F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F482B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.