What color is #4F5822?

#4F5822 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5822?

The RGB value is 79, 88, 34: 79 red, 88 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5822?

The complementary color is #2B2258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5822?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5822 color

#4F5822 rgb(79, 88, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F5822 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.5% green and 13.3% blue (79, 88, 34).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 44% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#4F5822 color codes

HEX	`#4F5822`
RGB	`rgb(79, 88, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 44%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 61%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 61%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.51, -12.42, 29.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.51, 32.05, 112.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.003, 8.757, 2.834)`
Decimal	`5199906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5822, 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 #4F5822	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5822 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #4F5822 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5822; }
.text { color: #4f5822; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5822; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 88 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5822, #345822); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4F5822?: #4F5822 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5822?: The RGB value is 79, 88, 34: 79 red, 88 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5822?: The complementary color is #2B2258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5822?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.