What color is #4F694A?

#4F694A 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 #4F694A?

The RGB value is 79, 105, 74: 79 red, 105 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F694A?

The complementary color is #644A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F694A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F694A color

#4F694A rgb(79, 105, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F694A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 41.2% green and 29% blue (79, 105, 74).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 17% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#4F694A color codes

HEX	`#4F694A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 105, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 41.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 17%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 30%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 30%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.63, -16.25, 14.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.63, 21.72, 138.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.512, 12.26, 8.342)`
Decimal	`5204298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F694A, 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 #4F694A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F694A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #4F694A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f694a; }
.text { color: #4f694a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f694a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 105 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f694a, #4a6955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F694A?: #4F694A 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 #4F694A?: The RGB value is 79, 105, 74: 79 red, 105 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F694A?: The complementary color is #644A69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F694A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.