What color is #4F6852?

#4F6852 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 #4F6852?

The RGB value is 79, 104, 82: 79 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6852?

The complementary color is #684F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6852?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6852 color

#4F6852 rgb(79, 104, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6852 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 40.8% green and 32.2% blue (79, 104, 82).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#4F6852 color codes

HEX	`#4F6852`
RGB	`rgb(79, 104, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 40.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.49, -14.16, 9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.49, 17.01, 146.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.697, 12.172, 9.819)`
Decimal	`5204050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6852, 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 #4F6852	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6852 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #4F6852 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6852; }
.text { color: #4f6852; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6852; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 104 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6852, #4f685f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F6852?: #4F6852 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 #4F6852?: The RGB value is 79, 104, 82: 79 red, 104 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6852?: The complementary color is #684F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6852?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.