What color is #4F6A49?

#4F6A49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6A49?

The RGB value is 79, 106, 73: 79 red, 106 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6A49?

The complementary color is #64496A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6A49 color

#4F6A49 rgb(79, 106, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6A49 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 41.6% green and 28.6% blue (79, 106, 73).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 18% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#4F6A49 color codes

HEX	`#4F6A49`
RGB	`rgb(79, 106, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 41.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 18%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 31%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 31%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.92, -16.98, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.92, 22.93, 137.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.581, 12.451, 8.201)`
Decimal	`5204553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6A49, 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 #4F6A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #4F6A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6a49; }
.text { color: #4f6a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 106 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6a49, #496a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F6A49?: #4F6A49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6A49?: The RGB value is 79, 106, 73: 79 red, 106 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6A49?: The complementary color is #64496A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.