Recognised as Colour
#4F4E2E
- #4F4E2E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark olivegreen
#4F4E2E is a yellow with RGB values 79, 78, 46 and HSL 58°, 26%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark olivegreen.
Colour values
#4F4E2E#4F4E2E
HEX#4F4E2E
RGBrgb(79, 78, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.3059, 0.1804
RGB percentages31%, 30.6%, 18%
HSLhsl(58.2, 26.4%, 24.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.2, 41.8%, 31%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 41.8%, 69%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,197,358
CSS custom property--colour: #4F4E2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4C4C4C
Inverted#B0B1D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E2F4F
Analogous#4F3E2E, #404F2E
Triadic#2E4F4E, #4E2E4F
Split complementary#2E3F4F, #3E2E4F
Tetradic#2E4F3E, #2E2F4F, #4F2E3F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G78
B46
Red79 (31%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue58.18°
Saturation (HSL)26.4%
Lightness24.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 4F · G 4E · B 2E
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