What color is #4F4842?

#4F4842 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4842?

The RGB value is 79, 72, 66: 79 red, 72 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4842?

The complementary color is #42494F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4842?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4842 color

#4F4842 rgb(79, 72, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4842 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.2% green and 25.9% blue (79, 72, 66).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Macchiato (#4F4744), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#4F4842 color codes

HEX	`#4F4842`
RGB	`rgb(79, 72, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.09, 1.75, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.09, 4.98, 69.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.525, 6.69, 6.101)`
Decimal	`5195842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4842, 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 #4F4842	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4842 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #4F4842 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4842; }
.text { color: #4f4842; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4842; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 72 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4842, #4f4f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4F4842?: #4F4842 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4842?: The RGB value is 79, 72, 66: 79 red, 72 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4842?: The complementary color is #42494F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4842?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.