What color is #4F6258?

#4F6258 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6258?

The RGB value is 79, 98, 88: 79 red, 98 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6258?

The complementary color is #624F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6258?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6258 color

#4F6258 rgb(79, 98, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6258 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38.4% green and 34.5% blue (79, 98, 88).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#4F6258 color codes

HEX	`#4F6258`
RGB	`rgb(79, 98, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.75, -9.47, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.75, 10.03, 160.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.353, 11.102, 10.881)`
Decimal	`5202520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6258, 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 #4F6258	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6258 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #4F6258 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6258; }
.text { color: #4f6258; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6258; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 98 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6258, #4f6262); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F6258?: #4F6258 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6258?: The RGB value is 79, 98, 88: 79 red, 98 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6258?: The complementary color is #624F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6258?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.