What color is #4F582A?

#4F582A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F582A?

The RGB value is 79, 88, 42: 79 red, 88 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F582A?

The complementary color is #332A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F582A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F582A color

#4F582A rgb(79, 88, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F582A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.5% green and 16.5% blue (79, 88, 42).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 35% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#4F582A color codes

HEX	`#4F582A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 88, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 35%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 52%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 52%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.61, -11.58, 25.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.61, 27.83, 114.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.132, 8.809, 3.515)`
Decimal	`5199914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F582A, 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 #4F582A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F582A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #4F582A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f582a; }
.text { color: #4f582a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f582a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 88 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f582a, #38582a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F582A?: #4F582A is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F582A?: The RGB value is 79, 88, 42: 79 red, 88 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F582A?: The complementary color is #332A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F582A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.