What color is #479A3B?

#479A3B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #479A3B?

The RGB value is 71, 154, 59: 71 red, 154 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #479A3B?

The complementary color is #8E3B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #479A3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#479A3B color

#479A3B rgb(71, 154, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #479A3B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 60.4% green and 23.1% blue (71, 154, 59).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 45% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#479A3B color codes

HEX	`#479A3B`
RGB	`rgb(71, 154, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 60.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 45%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 62%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 62%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, -44.13, 41.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 60.5, 136.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.943, 24.765, 8.13)`
Decimal	`4692539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #479A3B, 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 #479A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#479A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #479A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #479a3b; }
.text { color: #479a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #479a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 154 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #479a3b, #3b9a5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #479A3B?: #479A3B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #479A3B?: The RGB value is 71, 154, 59: 71 red, 154 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #479A3B?: The complementary color is #8E3B9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #479A3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.