What color is #4F6530?

#4F6530 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6530?

The RGB value is 79, 101, 48: 79 red, 101 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6530?

The complementary color is #463065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6530?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6530 color

#4F6530 rgb(79, 101, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6530 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 39.6% green and 18.8% blue (79, 101, 48).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bimi Green (#54682B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#4F6530 color codes

HEX	`#4F6530`
RGB	`rgb(79, 101, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 39.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 52%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 52%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.89, -18.07, 27.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.89, 32.62, 123.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.412, 11.183, 4.511)`
Decimal	`5203248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6530, 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 #4F6530	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6530 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #4F6530 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6530; }
.text { color: #4f6530; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6530; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 101 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6530, #356530); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F6530?: #4F6530 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Bimi Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6530?: The RGB value is 79, 101, 48: 79 red, 101 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6530?: The complementary color is #463065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6530?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.