What color is #4F5130?

#4F5130 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 #4F5130?

The RGB value is 79, 81, 48: 79 red, 81 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5130?

The complementary color is #323051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5130?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5130 color

#4F5130 rgb(79, 81, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F5130 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 31.8% green and 18.8% blue (79, 81, 48).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#4F5130 color codes

HEX	`#4F5130`
RGB	`rgb(79, 81, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 31.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 41%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 41%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.48, -6.72, 19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.48, 20.3, 109.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.7, 7.761, 3.941)`
Decimal	`5198128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5130, 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 #4F5130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #4F5130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5130; }
.text { color: #4f5130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 81 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5130, #3f5130); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F5130?: #4F5130 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 #4F5130?: The RGB value is 79, 81, 48: 79 red, 81 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5130?: The complementary color is #323051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5130?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.