What color is #4F645B?

#4F645B 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 #4F645B?

The RGB value is 79, 100, 91: 79 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F645B?

The complementary color is #644F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F645B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F645B color

#4F645B rgb(79, 100, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F645B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 39.2% green and 35.7% blue (79, 100, 91).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#4F645B color codes

HEX	`#4F645B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 100, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 39.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, -9.96, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 10.27, 165.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.669, 11.532, 11.612)`
Decimal	`5203035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F645B, 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 #4F645B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F645B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #4F645B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f645b; }
.text { color: #4f645b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f645b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 100 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f645b, #4f6264); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F645B?: #4F645B 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 #4F645B?: The RGB value is 79, 100, 91: 79 red, 100 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F645B?: The complementary color is #644F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F645B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.