What color is #4F5142?

#4F5142 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5142?

The RGB value is 79, 81, 66: 79 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5142?

The complementary color is #444251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5142 color

#4F5142 rgb(79, 81, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5142 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 31.8% green and 25.9% blue (79, 81, 66).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#4F5142 color codes

HEX	`#4F5142`
RGB	`rgb(79, 81, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 31.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 19%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.86, -3.84, 8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.86, 9.39, 114.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.15, 7.941, 6.309)`
Decimal	`5198146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5142, 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 #4F5142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #4F5142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5142; }
.text { color: #4f5142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 81 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5142, #475142); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F5142?: #4F5142 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5142?: The RGB value is 79, 81, 66: 79 red, 81 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5142?: The complementary color is #444251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.