What color is #479F51?

#479F51 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 #479F51?

The RGB value is 71, 159, 81: 71 red, 159 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #479F51?

The complementary color is #9F4795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #479F51?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#479F51 color

#479F51 rgb(71, 159, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #479F51 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 62.4% green and 31.8% blue (71, 159, 81).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 38% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#479F51 color codes

HEX	`#479F51`
RGB	`rgb(71, 159, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 62.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 38%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 55%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 49%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, -43.26, 32.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 54.26, 142.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.481, 26.729, 12.074)`
Decimal	`4693841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #479F51, 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 #479F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#479F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #479F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #479f51; }
.text { color: #479f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #479f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 159 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #479f51, #479f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #479F51?: #479F51 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 #479F51?: The RGB value is 71, 159, 81: 71 red, 159 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #479F51?: The complementary color is #9F4795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #479F51?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.