What color is #4F685B?

#4F685B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F685B?

The RGB value is 79, 104, 91: 79 red, 104 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F685B?

The complementary color is #684F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F685B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F685B color

#4F685B rgb(79, 104, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F685B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 40.8% green and 35.7% blue (79, 104, 91).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#4F685B color codes

HEX	`#4F685B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 104, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 40.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.72, -12.25, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.72, 12.98, 160.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.063, 12.318, 11.743)`
Decimal	`5204059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F685B, 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 #4F685B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F685B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #4F685B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f685b; }
.text { color: #4f685b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f685b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 104 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f685b, #4f6867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F685B?: #4F685B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F685B?: The RGB value is 79, 104, 91: 79 red, 104 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F685B?: The complementary color is #684F5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F685B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.