What color is #4F522E?

#4F522E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F522E?

The RGB value is 79, 82, 46: 79 red, 82 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F522E?

The complementary color is #312E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F522E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F522E color

#4F522E rgb(79, 82, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F522E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.2% green and 18% blue (79, 82, 46).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 28% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#4F522E color codes

HEX	`#4F522E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 82, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 28%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 44%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 44%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.76, -7.59, 20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.76, 22.05, 110.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.735, 7.894, 3.753)`
Decimal	`5198382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F522E, 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 #4F522E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F522E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #4F522E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f522e; }
.text { color: #4f522e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f522e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 82 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f522e, #3d522e); }

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Questions

What color is #4F522E?: #4F522E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F522E?: The RGB value is 79, 82, 46: 79 red, 82 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F522E?: The complementary color is #312E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F522E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.