What color is #4F4832?

#4F4832 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4832?

The RGB value is 79, 72, 50: 79 red, 72 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4832?

The complementary color is #32394F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4832?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4832 color

#4F4832 rgb(79, 72, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F4832 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.2% green and 19.6% blue (79, 72, 50).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 22% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 37% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#4F4832 color codes

HEX	`#4F4832`
RGB	`rgb(79, 72, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 22%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 37%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.71, -0.94, 14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.71, 14.32, 93.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.118, 6.527, 3.955)`
Decimal	`5195826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4832, 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 #4F4832	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4832 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #4F4832 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4832; }
.text { color: #4f4832; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4832; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 72 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4832, #484f32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4F4832?: #4F4832 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4832?: The RGB value is 79, 72, 50: 79 red, 72 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4832?: The complementary color is #32394F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4832?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.