What color is #4F5C39?

#4F5C39 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5C39?

The RGB value is 79, 92, 57: 79 red, 92 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5C39?

The complementary color is #46395C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5C39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5C39 color

#4F5C39 rgb(79, 92, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F5C39 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 36.1% green and 22.4% blue (79, 92, 57).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#4F5C39 color codes

HEX	`#4F5C39`
RGB	`rgb(79, 92, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 36.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 38%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.14, -11.85, 18.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.14, 21.99, 122.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.79, 9.612, 5.315)`
Decimal	`5200953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5C39, 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 #4F5C39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5C39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #4F5C39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5c39; }
.text { color: #4f5c39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5c39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 92 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5c39, #3e5c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #4F5C39?: #4F5C39 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5C39?: The RGB value is 79, 92, 57: 79 red, 92 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5C39?: The complementary color is #46395C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5C39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.