What color is #479346?

#479346 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #479346?

The RGB value is 71, 147, 70: 71 red, 147 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #479346?

The complementary color is #924693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #479346?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#479346 color

#479346 rgb(71, 147, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #479346 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 57.6% green and 27.5% blue (71, 147, 70).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 35% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is May Green (#4C9141), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#479346 color codes

HEX	`#479346`
RGB	`rgb(71, 147, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 57.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 35%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 52%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 52%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, -39.86, 33.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 52.04, 139.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.137, 22.648, 9.42)`
Decimal	`4690758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #479346, 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 #479346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#479346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #479346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #479346; }
.text { color: #479346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #479346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 147 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #479346, #46936b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #479346?: #479346 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color May Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #479346?: The RGB value is 71, 147, 70: 71 red, 147 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #479346?: The complementary color is #924693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #479346?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.