What color is #4F602B?

#4F602B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F602B?

The RGB value is 79, 96, 43: 79 red, 96 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F602B?

The complementary color is #3C2B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F602B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F602B color

#4F602B rgb(79, 96, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F602B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 37.6% green and 16.9% blue (79, 96, 43).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 38% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#4F602B color codes

HEX	`#4F602B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 96, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 37.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 38%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 55%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 55%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.2, -15.95, 27.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.2, 32.1, 119.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.843, 10.202, 3.841)`
Decimal	`5201963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F602B, 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 #4F602B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F602B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #4F602B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f602b; }
.text { color: #4f602b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f602b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 96 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f602b, #35602b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F602B?: #4F602B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F602B?: The RGB value is 79, 96, 43: 79 red, 96 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F602B?: The complementary color is #3C2B60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F602B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.