What color is #4F4837?

#4F4837 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4837?

The RGB value is 79, 72, 55: 79 red, 72 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4837?

The complementary color is #373E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4837?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4837 color

#4F4837 rgb(79, 72, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4837 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.2% green and 21.6% blue (79, 72, 55).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 18% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 30% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#4F4837 color codes

HEX	`#4F4837`
RGB	`rgb(79, 72, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 18%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 30%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.81, -0.17, 11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.81, 11.29, 90.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.231, 6.573, 4.554)`
Decimal	`5195831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4837, 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 #4F4837	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4837 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #4F4837 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4837; }
.text { color: #4f4837; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4837; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 72 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4837, #4a4f37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4F4837?: #4F4837 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4837?: The RGB value is 79, 72, 55: 79 red, 72 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4837?: The complementary color is #373E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4837?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.