What color is #4F492F?

#4F492F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F492F?

The RGB value is 79, 73, 47: 79 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F492F?

The complementary color is #2F354F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F492F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F492F color

#4F492F rgb(79, 73, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F492F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.6% green and 18.4% blue (79, 73, 47).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 41% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#4F492F color codes

HEX	`#4F492F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 73, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 41%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.96, -1.99, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.96, 16.61, 96.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.12, 6.633, 3.647)`
Decimal	`5196079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F492F, 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 #4F492F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F492F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #4F492F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f492f; }
.text { color: #4f492f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f492f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 73 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f492f, #454f2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4F492F?: #4F492F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F492F?: The RGB value is 79, 73, 47: 79 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F492F?: The complementary color is #2F354F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F492F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.