What color is #4F6831?

#4F6831 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6831?

The RGB value is 79, 104, 49: 79 red, 104 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6831?

The complementary color is #4A3168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6831?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6831 color

#4F6831 rgb(79, 104, 49)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6831 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 40.8% green and 19.2% blue (79, 104, 49).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4F6831 color codes

HEX	`#4F6831`
RGB	`rgb(79, 104, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 40.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 53%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 53%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.87, -19.55, 27.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.87, 33.98, 125.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.729, 11.784, 4.72)`
Decimal	`5204017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6831, 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 #4F6831	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6831 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #4F6831 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6831; }
.text { color: #4f6831; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6831; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 104 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6831, #346831); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F6831?: #4F6831 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6831?: The RGB value is 79, 104, 49: 79 red, 104 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6831?: The complementary color is #4A3168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6831?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.