What color is #4F655D?

#4F655D 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 #4F655D?

The RGB value is 79, 101, 93: 79 red, 101 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F655D?

The complementary color is #654F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F655D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F655D color

#4F655D rgb(79, 101, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F655D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 39.6% green and 36.5% blue (79, 101, 93).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#4F655D color codes

HEX	`#4F655D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 101, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 39.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.83, -10.08, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.83, 10.24, 169.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.853, 11.76, 12.104)`
Decimal	`5203293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F655D, 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 #4F655D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F655D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #4F655D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f655d; }
.text { color: #4f655d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f655d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 101 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f655d, #4f6265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F655D?: #4F655D 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 #4F655D?: The RGB value is 79, 101, 93: 79 red, 101 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F655D?: The complementary color is #654F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F655D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.