What color is #4F625E?

#4F625E 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 #4F625E?

The RGB value is 79, 98, 94: 79 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F625E?

The complementary color is #624F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F625E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F625E color

#4F625E rgb(79, 98, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F625E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38.4% green and 36.9% blue (79, 98, 94).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#4F625E color codes

HEX	`#4F625E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 98, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.92, -8.1, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.92, 8.11, 180.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.612, 11.205, 12.244)`
Decimal	`5202526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F625E, 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 #4F625E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F625E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #4F625E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f625e; }
.text { color: #4f625e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f625e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 98 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f625e, #4f5d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F625E?: #4F625E 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 #4F625E?: The RGB value is 79, 98, 94: 79 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F625E?: The complementary color is #624F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F625E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.