What color is #4F4D3D?

#4F4D3D 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 #4F4D3D?

The RGB value is 79, 77, 61: 79 red, 77 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4D3D?

The complementary color is #3D3F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4D3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4D3D color

#4F4D3D rgb(79, 77, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4D3D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 30.2% green and 23.9% blue (79, 77, 61).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 13% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#4F4D3D color codes

HEX	`#4F4D3D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 77, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 30.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 13%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 23%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.5, -2.28, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.5, 10.08, 103.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.721, 7.307, 5.47)`
Decimal	`5197117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4D3D, 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 #4F4D3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4D3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #4F4D3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4d3d; }
.text { color: #4f4d3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4d3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 77 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4d3d, #484f3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F4D3D?: #4F4D3D 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 #4F4D3D?: The RGB value is 79, 77, 61: 79 red, 77 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4D3D?: The complementary color is #3D3F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4D3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.