What color is #4F6051?

#4F6051 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6051?

The RGB value is 79, 96, 81: 79 red, 96 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6051?

The complementary color is #604F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6051?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6051 color

#4F6051 rgb(79, 96, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6051 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 37.6% green and 31.8% blue (79, 96, 81).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#4F6051 color codes

HEX	`#4F6051`
RGB	`rgb(79, 96, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 37.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 18%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, -9.81, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 11.73, 146.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.892, 10.622, 9.365)`
Decimal	`5202001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6051, 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 #4F6051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #4F6051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6051; }
.text { color: #4f6051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 96 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6051, #4f6059); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F6051?: #4F6051 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6051?: The RGB value is 79, 96, 81: 79 red, 96 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6051?: The complementary color is #604F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6051?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.