What color is #4F5039?

#4F5039 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5039?

The RGB value is 79, 80, 57: 79 red, 80 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5039?

The complementary color is #3A3950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5039 color

#4F5039 rgb(79, 80, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F5039 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 31.4% green and 22.4% blue (79, 80, 57).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#4F5039 color codes

HEX	`#4F5039`
RGB	`rgb(79, 80, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 31.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 29%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.34, -4.78, 13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.34, 14.29, 109.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.832, 7.695, 4.996)`
Decimal	`5197881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5039, 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 #4F5039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #4F5039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5039; }
.text { color: #4f5039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 80 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5039, #445039); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F5039?: #4F5039 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5039?: The RGB value is 79, 80, 57: 79 red, 80 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5039?: The complementary color is #3A3950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.