What color is #4F583F?

#4F583F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F583F?

The RGB value is 79, 88, 63: 79 red, 88 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F583F?

The complementary color is #483F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F583F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F583F color

#4F583F rgb(79, 88, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F583F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.5% green and 24.7% blue (79, 88, 63).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli Green (#4B5338), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#4F583F color codes

HEX	`#4F583F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 88, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.99, -8.56, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.99, 15.87, 122.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.611, 9.001, 6.038)`
Decimal	`5199935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F583F, 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 #4F583F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F583F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #4F583F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f583f; }
.text { color: #4f583f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f583f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 88 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f583f, #42583f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F583F?: #4F583F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Broccoli Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F583F?: The RGB value is 79, 88, 63: 79 red, 88 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F583F?: The complementary color is #483F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F583F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.