What color is #4F674F?

#4F674F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F674F?

The RGB value is 79, 103, 79: 79 red, 103 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F674F?

The complementary color is #674F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F674F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F674F color

#4F674F rgb(79, 103, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F674F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 40.4% green and 31% blue (79, 103, 79).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#4F674F color codes

HEX	`#4F674F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 103, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 40.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.1, -14.2, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.1, 17.77, 143.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.486, 11.927, 9.198)`
Decimal	`5203791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F674F, 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 #4F674F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F674F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #4F674F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f674f; }
.text { color: #4f674f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f674f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 103 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f674f, #4f675b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F674F?: #4F674F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F674F?: The RGB value is 79, 103, 79: 79 red, 103 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F674F?: The complementary color is #674F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F674F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.