What color is #4F625C?

#4F625C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F625C?

The RGB value is 79, 98, 92: 79 red, 98 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F625C?

The complementary color is #624F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F625C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F625C color

#4F625C rgb(79, 98, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F625C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38.4% green and 36.1% blue (79, 98, 92).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#4F625C color codes

HEX	`#4F625C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 98, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.87, -8.57, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.87, 8.63, 173.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.523, 11.17, 11.777)`
Decimal	`5202524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F625C, 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 #4F625C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F625C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #4F625C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f625c; }
.text { color: #4f625c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f625c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 98 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f625c, #4f5f62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F625C?: #4F625C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F625C?: The RGB value is 79, 98, 92: 79 red, 98 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F625C?: The complementary color is #624F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F625C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.