What color is #4F6347?

#4F6347 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 #4F6347?

The RGB value is 79, 99, 71: 79 red, 99 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6347?

The complementary color is #5B4763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6347?

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.

#4F6347 color

#4F6347 rgb(79, 99, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6347 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38.8% green and 27.8% blue (79, 99, 71).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4F6347 color codes

HEX	`#4F6347`
RGB	`rgb(79, 99, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 28%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, -13.47, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 19.07, 134.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.823, 11.041, 7.626)`
Decimal	`5202759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6347, 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 #4F6347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6347 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 #4F6347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6347; }
.text { color: #4f6347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 99 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6347, #47634d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F6347?: #4F6347 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 #4F6347?: The RGB value is 79, 99, 71: 79 red, 99 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6347?: The complementary color is #5B4763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6347?: 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.