What color is #4F5E41?

#4F5E41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5E41?

The RGB value is 79, 94, 65: 79 red, 94 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5E41?

The complementary color is #50415E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5E41 color

#4F5E41 rgb(79, 94, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F5E41 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 36.9% green and 25.5% blue (79, 94, 65).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#4F5E41 color codes

HEX	`#4F5E41`
RGB	`rgb(79, 94, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 36.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 31%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.93, -11.7, 14.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.93, 18.85, 128.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.181, 10.049, 6.509)`
Decimal	`5201473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5E41, 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 #4F5E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F5E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4F5E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5e41; }
.text { color: #4f5e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 94 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5e41, #415e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F5E41?: #4F5E41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5E41?: The RGB value is 79, 94, 65: 79 red, 94 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5E41?: The complementary color is #50415E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.