What color is #4F4935?

#4F4935 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4935?

The RGB value is 79, 73, 53: 79 red, 73 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4935?

The complementary color is #353B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4935?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4935 color

#4F4935 rgb(79, 73, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4935 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 28.6% green and 20.8% blue (79, 73, 53).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 33% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#4F4935 color codes

HEX	`#4F4935`
RGB	`rgb(79, 73, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 33%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.08, -1.11, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.08, 12.96, 94.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.25, 6.685, 4.329)`
Decimal	`5196085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4935, 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 #4F4935	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4935 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #4F4935 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4935; }
.text { color: #4f4935; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4935; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 73 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4935, #484f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4F4935?: #4F4935 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4935?: The RGB value is 79, 73, 53: 79 red, 73 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4935?: The complementary color is #353B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4935?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.