What color is #4F5440?

#4F5440 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5440?

The RGB value is 79, 84, 64: 79 red, 84 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5440?

The complementary color is #454054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5440 color

#4F5440 rgb(79, 84, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5440 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.9% green and 25.1% blue (79, 84, 64).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#4F5440 color codes

HEX	`#4F5440`
RGB	`rgb(79, 84, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.75, -6.01, 11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.75, 12.58, 118.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.32, 8.373, 6.08)`
Decimal	`5198912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5440, 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 #4F5440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #4F5440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5440; }
.text { color: #4f5440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 84 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5440, #455440); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4F5440?: #4F5440 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5440?: The RGB value is 79, 84, 64: 79 red, 84 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5440?: The complementary color is #454054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.