What color is #4F5B41?

#4F5B41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5B41?

The RGB value is 79, 91, 65: 79 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5B41?

The complementary color is #4D415B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5B41 color

#4F5B41 rgb(79, 91, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F5B41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 35.7% green and 25.5% blue (79, 91, 65).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#4F5B41 color codes

HEX	`#4F5B41`
RGB	`rgb(79, 91, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 35.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.98, -9.97, 13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.98, 16.77, 126.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.92, 9.526, 6.421)`
Decimal	`5200705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5B41, 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 #4F5B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #4F5B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5b41; }
.text { color: #4f5b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 91 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5b41, #425b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F5B41?: #4F5B41 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5B41?: The RGB value is 79, 91, 65: 79 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5B41?: The complementary color is #4D415B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.