What color is #4F523D?

#4F523D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F523D?

The RGB value is 79, 82, 61: 79 red, 82 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F523D?

The complementary color is #403D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F523D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F523D color

#4F523D rgb(79, 82, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F523D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.2% green and 23.9% blue (79, 82, 61).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#4F523D color codes

HEX	`#4F523D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 82, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.2%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.05, -5.33, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.05, 13.09, 114.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.084, 8.034, 5.591)`
Decimal	`5198397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F523D, 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 #4F523D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F523D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #4F523D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f523d; }
.text { color: #4f523d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f523d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 82 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f523d, #45523d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F523D?: #4F523D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F523D?: The RGB value is 79, 82, 61: 79 red, 82 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F523D?: The complementary color is #403D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F523D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.