What color is #4F4931?

#4F4931 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 #4F4931?

The RGB value is 79, 73, 49: 79 red, 73 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4931?

The complementary color is #31374F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4931 color

#4F4931 rgb(79, 73, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F4931 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.6% green and 19.2% blue (79, 73, 49).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 38% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#4F4931 color codes

HEX	`#4F4931`
RGB	`rgb(79, 73, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.6%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 38%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.99, -1.71, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.99, 15.4, 96.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.161, 6.649, 3.864)`
Decimal	`5196081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4931, 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 #4F4931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #4F4931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4931; }
.text { color: #4f4931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 73 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4931, #464f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4F4931?: #4F4931 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 #4F4931?: The RGB value is 79, 73, 49: 79 red, 73 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4931?: The complementary color is #31374F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.