What color is #4F6036?

#4F6036 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6036?

The RGB value is 79, 96, 54: 79 red, 96 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6036?

The complementary color is #473660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6036?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6036 color

#4F6036 rgb(79, 96, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6036 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 37.6% green and 21.2% blue (79, 96, 54).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#4F6036 color codes

HEX	`#4F6036`
RGB	`rgb(79, 96, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 37.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 44%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 44%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.37, -14.55, 21.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.37, 26.27, 123.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.073, 10.294, 5.051)`
Decimal	`5201974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6036, 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 #4F6036	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6036 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #4F6036 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6036; }
.text { color: #4f6036; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6036; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 96 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6036, #3a6036); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #4F6036?: #4F6036 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6036?: The RGB value is 79, 96, 54: 79 red, 96 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6036?: The complementary color is #473660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6036?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.