What color is #4F6A4F?

#4F6A4F 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 #4F6A4F?

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

What is the complementary color of #4F6A4F?

The complementary color is #6A4F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6A4F color

#4F6A4F rgb(79, 106, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6A4F is a dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#4F6A4F color codes

HEX	`#4F6A4F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 106, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 41.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, -15.86, 12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 19.89, 142.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.789, 12.535, 9.299)`
Decimal	`5204559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6A4F, 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 #4F6A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #4F6A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6a4f; }
.text { color: #4f6a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 106 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6a4f, #4f6a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F6A4F?: #4F6A4F 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 #4F6A4F?: The RGB value is 79, 106, 79: 79 red, 106 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6A4F?: The complementary color is #6A4F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.