What color is #4F4D38?

#4F4D38 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4D38?

The RGB value is 79, 77, 56: 79 red, 77 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4D38?

The complementary color is #383A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4D38 color

#4F4D38 rgb(79, 77, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F4D38 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 30.2% green and 22% blue (79, 77, 56).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#4F4D38 color codes

HEX	`#4F4D38`
RGB	`rgb(79, 77, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 30.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.38, -3.11, 12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.38, 13.17, 103.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.592, 7.256, 4.794)`
Decimal	`5197112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4D38, 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 #4F4D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #4F4D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4d38; }
.text { color: #4f4d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 77 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4d38, #464f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F4D38?: #4F4D38 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4D38?: The RGB value is 79, 77, 56: 79 red, 77 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4D38?: The complementary color is #383A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.