What color is #4F6644?

#4F6644 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6644?

The RGB value is 79, 102, 68: 79 red, 102 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6644?

The complementary color is #5B4466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6644 color

#4F6644 rgb(79, 102, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6644 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 40% green and 26.7% blue (79, 102, 68).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#4F6644 color codes

HEX	`#4F6644`
RGB	`rgb(79, 102, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 40%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 33%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.54, -15.67, 16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.54, 22.76, 133.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.019, 11.582, 7.228)`
Decimal	`5203524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6644, 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 #4F6644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #4F6644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6644; }
.text { color: #4f6644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 102 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6644, #44664a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F6644?: #4F6644 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6644?: The RGB value is 79, 102, 68: 79 red, 102 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6644?: The complementary color is #5B4466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.