What color is #4F615F?

#4F615F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F615F?

The RGB value is 79, 97, 95: 79 red, 97 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F615F?

The complementary color is #614F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F615F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F615F color

#4F615F rgb(79, 97, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F615F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38% green and 37.3% blue (79, 97, 95).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#4F615F color codes

HEX	`#4F615F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 97, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, -7.28, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 7.37, 188.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.564, 11.038, 12.451)`
Decimal	`5202271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F615F, 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 #4F615F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F615F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #4F615F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f615f; }
.text { color: #4f615f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f615f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 97 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f615f, #4f5a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F615F?: #4F615F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F615F?: The RGB value is 79, 97, 95: 79 red, 97 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F615F?: The complementary color is #614F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F615F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.