What color is #4F6966?

#4F6966 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6966?

The RGB value is 79, 105, 102: 79 red, 105 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6966?

The complementary color is #694F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6966?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6966 color

#4F6966 rgb(79, 105, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6966 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 41.2% green and 40% blue (79, 105, 102).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#4F6966 color codes

HEX	`#4F6966`
RGB	`rgb(79, 105, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 41.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 3%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.34, -10.26, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.34, 10.36, 188.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.674, 12.724, 14.461)`
Decimal	`5204326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6966, 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 #4F6966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #4F6966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6966; }
.text { color: #4f6966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 105 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6966, #4f5f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F6966?: #4F6966 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6966?: The RGB value is 79, 105, 102: 79 red, 105 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6966?: The complementary color is #694F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6966?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.