What color is #4F541F?

#4F541F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F541F?

The RGB value is 79, 84, 31: 79 red, 84 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F541F?

The complementary color is #241F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F541F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F541F color

#4F541F rgb(79, 84, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #4F541F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.9% green and 12.2% blue (79, 84, 31).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 46% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#4F541F color codes

HEX	`#4F541F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 84, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 46%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 63%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 63%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.19, -10.4, 29.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.19, 31.4, 109.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.642, 8.102, 2.51)`
Decimal	`5198879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F541F, 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 #4F541F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F541F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #4F541F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f541f; }
.text { color: #4f541f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f541f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 84 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f541f, #35541f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F541F?: #4F541F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F541F?: The RGB value is 79, 84, 31: 79 red, 84 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F541F?: The complementary color is #241F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F541F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.