What color is #4F5231?

#4F5231 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 #4F5231?

The RGB value is 79, 82, 49: 79 red, 82 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5231?

The complementary color is #343152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5231 color

#4F5231 rgb(79, 82, 49)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F5231 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.2% green and 19.2% blue (79, 82, 49).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 25% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#4F5231 color codes

HEX	`#4F5231`
RGB	`rgb(79, 82, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.2%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 25%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 40%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 40%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.81, -7.18, 18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.81, 20.3, 110.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.796, 7.919, 4.076)`
Decimal	`5198385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5231, 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 #4F5231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #4F5231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5231; }
.text { color: #4f5231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 82 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5231, #3e5231); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F5231?: #4F5231 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 #4F5231?: The RGB value is 79, 82, 49: 79 red, 82 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5231?: The complementary color is #343152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.