Colour

#4F492F

#4F492F
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#4F492F is a yellow with RGB values 79, 73, 47 and HSL 49°, 25%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#4F492F

RGBrgb(79, 73, 47)

RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.2863, 0.1843

RGB percentages31%, 28.6%, 18.4%

HSLhsl(48.7, 25.4%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 40.5%, 31%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 40.5%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,196,079

CSS custom property--colour: #4F492F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.03:1

Contrast with white9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#B0B6D0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E482Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#504A30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#544542no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Dark olivegreen · ΔE 24.7 Gray · ΔE 28.1 Slate grey · ΔE 34.8 Black · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2F354F

Analogous#4F392F, #454F2F

Triadic#2F4F49, #492F4F

Split complementary#2F454F, #392F4F

Tetradic#2F4F39, #2F354F, #4F2F45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BCB38E

Lighter +30%#A99E6E

Lighter +20%#8F8455

Lighter +10%#6F6742

Darker −10%#2F2B1C

Darker −20%#0F0E09

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#5F531F

Less saturated −25%#3F3F3F

Channel breakdown

R79

G73

B47

Red79 (31%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue47 (18.4%)

Hue48.75°

Saturation (HSL)25.4%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 4F · G 49 · B 2F

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