What color is #4F6455?

#4F6455 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6455?

The RGB value is 79, 100, 85: 79 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6455?

The complementary color is #644F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6455 color

#4F6455 rgb(79, 100, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6455 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 39.2% green and 33.3% blue (79, 100, 85).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#4F6455 color codes

HEX	`#4F6455`
RGB	`rgb(79, 100, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 39.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, -11.27, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 12.74, 152.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.421, 11.432, 10.303)`
Decimal	`5203029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6455, 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 #4F6455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #4F6455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6455; }
.text { color: #4f6455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 100 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6455, #4f645f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F6455?: #4F6455 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6455?: The RGB value is 79, 100, 85: 79 red, 100 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6455?: The complementary color is #644F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.