What color is #4F5C30?

#4F5C30 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 #4F5C30?

The RGB value is 79, 92, 48: 79 red, 92 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5C30?

The complementary color is #3D305C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5C30?

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.

#4F5C30 color

#4F5C30 rgb(79, 92, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F5C30 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 36.1% green and 18.8% blue (79, 92, 48).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 31% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 64% black.

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

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

#4F5C30 color codes

HEX	`#4F5C30`
RGB	`rgb(79, 92, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 36.1%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 31%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 48%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 48%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.99, -13.12, 23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.99, 26.99, 119.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.585, 9.53, 4.236)`
Decimal	`5200944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5C30, 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 #4F5C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5C30 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 #4F5C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5c30; }
.text { color: #4f5c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 92 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5c30, #395c30); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F5C30?: #4F5C30 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 #4F5C30?: The RGB value is 79, 92, 48: 79 red, 92 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5C30?: The complementary color is #3D305C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5C30?: 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.