What color is #4F4A25?

#4F4A25 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4A25?

The RGB value is 79, 74, 37: 79 red, 74 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4A25?

The complementary color is #252A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4A25?

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.

#4F4A25 color

#4F4A25 rgb(79, 74, 37)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F4A25 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29% green and 14.5% blue (79, 74, 37).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 36% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 53% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4F4A25 color codes

HEX	`#4F4A25`
RGB	`rgb(79, 74, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 36%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 53%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 53%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.1, -3.85, 22.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.1, 23.02, 99.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.007, 6.694, 2.725)`
Decimal	`5196325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4A25, 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 #4F4A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4A25 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 #4F4A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4a25; }
.text { color: #4f4a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 74 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4a25, #3f4f25); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F4A25?: #4F4A25 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4A25?: The RGB value is 79, 74, 37: 79 red, 74 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4A25?: The complementary color is #252A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4A25?: 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.