What color is #4F4A35?

#4F4A35 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 #4F4A35?

The RGB value is 79, 74, 53: 79 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4A35?

The complementary color is #353A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4A35 color

#4F4A35 rgb(79, 74, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #4F4A35 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29% green and 20.8% blue (79, 74, 53).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#4F4A35 color codes

HEX	`#4F4A35`
RGB	`rgb(79, 74, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.39, -1.73, 13.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.39, 13.44, 97.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.316, 6.817, 4.351)`
Decimal	`5196341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4A35, 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 #4F4A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #4F4A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4a35; }
.text { color: #4f4a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 74 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4a35, #474f35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4F4A35?: #4F4A35 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 #4F4A35?: The RGB value is 79, 74, 53: 79 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4A35?: The complementary color is #353A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.