What color is #4F635F?

#4F635F 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 #4F635F?

The RGB value is 79, 99, 95: 79 red, 99 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F635F?

The complementary color is #634F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F635F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F635F color

#4F635F rgb(79, 99, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F635F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38.8% green and 37.3% blue (79, 99, 95).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#4F635F color codes

HEX	`#4F635F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 99, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.27, -8.46, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.27, 8.46, 181.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.751, 11.412, 12.513)`
Decimal	`5202783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F635F, 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 #4F635F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F635F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #4F635F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f635f; }
.text { color: #4f635f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f635f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 99 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f635f, #4f5d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F635F?: #4F635F 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 #4F635F?: The RGB value is 79, 99, 95: 79 red, 99 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F635F?: The complementary color is #634F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F635F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.