What color is #4F614D?

#4F614D 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 #4F614D?

The RGB value is 79, 97, 77: 79 red, 97 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F614D?

The complementary color is #5F4D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F614D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F614D color

#4F614D rgb(79, 97, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F614D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38% green and 30.2% blue (79, 97, 77).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#4F614D color codes

HEX	`#4F614D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 97, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.15, -11.2, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.15, 14.48, 140.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.838, 10.747, 8.629)`
Decimal	`5202253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F614D, 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 #4F614D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F614D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #4F614D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f614d; }
.text { color: #4f614d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f614d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 97 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f614d, #4d6155); }

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Questions

What color is #4F614D?: #4F614D 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 #4F614D?: The RGB value is 79, 97, 77: 79 red, 97 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F614D?: The complementary color is #5F4D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F614D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.