What color is #4F6941?

#4F6941 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6941?

The RGB value is 79, 105, 65: 79 red, 105 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6941?

The complementary color is #5B4169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6941?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6941 color

#4F6941 rgb(79, 105, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6941 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 41.2% green and 25.5% blue (79, 105, 65).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 24% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#4F6941 color codes

HEX	`#4F6941`
RGB	`rgb(79, 105, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 41.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 24%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 38%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 38%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.45, -17.8, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.45, 26.38, 132.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.23, 12.147, 6.858)`
Decimal	`5204289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6941, 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 #4F6941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #4F6941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6941; }
.text { color: #4f6941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 105 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6941, #416947); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F6941?: #4F6941 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6941?: The RGB value is 79, 105, 65: 79 red, 105 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6941?: The complementary color is #5B4169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6941?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.