What color is #4F5847?

#4F5847 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5847?

The RGB value is 79, 88, 71: 79 red, 88 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5847?

The complementary color is #504758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5847?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5847 color

#4F5847 rgb(79, 88, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5847 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.5% green and 27.8% blue (79, 88, 71).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#4F5847 color codes

HEX	`#4F5847`
RGB	`rgb(79, 88, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.17, -7.11, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.17, 11.23, 129.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.851, 9.097, 7.302)`
Decimal	`5199943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5847, 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 #4F5847	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5847 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #4F5847 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5847; }
.text { color: #4f5847; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5847; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 88 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5847, #475848); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F5847?: #4F5847 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5847?: The RGB value is 79, 88, 71: 79 red, 88 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5847?: The complementary color is #504758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5847?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.