What color is #4F533C?

#4F533C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F533C?

The RGB value is 79, 83, 60: 79 red, 83 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F533C?

The complementary color is #403C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F533C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F533C color

#4F533C rgb(79, 83, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F533C is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.5% green and 23.5% blue (79, 83, 60).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#4F533C color codes

HEX	`#4F533C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 83, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 16%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 28%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 28%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.34, -6.1, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.34, 14.34, 115.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.133, 8.175, 5.476)`
Decimal	`5198652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F533C, 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 #4F533C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F533C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #4F533C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f533c; }
.text { color: #4f533c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f533c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 83 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f533c, #44533c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F533C?: #4F533C is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F533C?: The RGB value is 79, 83, 60: 79 red, 83 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F533C?: The complementary color is #403C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F533C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.