What color is #4F5E49?

#4F5E49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5E49?

The RGB value is 79, 94, 73: 79 red, 94 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5E49?

The complementary color is #58495E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5E49 color

#4F5E49 rgb(79, 94, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F5E49 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 36.9% green and 28.6% blue (79, 94, 73).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#4F5E49 color codes

HEX	`#4F5E49`
RGB	`rgb(79, 94, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 36.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.11, -10.25, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.11, 14.43, 135.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.43, 10.149, 7.817)`
Decimal	`5201481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5E49, 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 #4F5E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F5E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #4F5E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5e49; }
.text { color: #4f5e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 94 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5e49, #495e4d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F5E49?: #4F5E49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5E49?: The RGB value is 79, 94, 73: 79 red, 94 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5E49?: The complementary color is #58495E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.