What color is #4F6144?

#4F6144 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 #4F6144?

The RGB value is 79, 97, 68: 79 red, 97 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6144?

The complementary color is #564461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6144 color

#4F6144 rgb(79, 97, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6144 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38% green and 26.7% blue (79, 97, 68).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4F6144 color codes

HEX	`#4F6144`
RGB	`rgb(79, 97, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 30%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 30%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.95, -12.88, 14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.95, 19.29, 131.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.542, 10.629, 7.069)`
Decimal	`5202244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6144, 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 #4F6144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #4F6144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6144; }
.text { color: #4f6144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 97 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6144, #446147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F6144?: #4F6144 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 #4F6144?: The RGB value is 79, 97, 68: 79 red, 97 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6144?: The complementary color is #564461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.