What color is #4F6A61?

#4F6A61 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 #4F6A61?

The RGB value is 79, 106, 97: 79 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6A61?

The complementary color is #6A4F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6A61 color

#4F6A61 rgb(79, 106, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6A61 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 41.6% green and 38% blue (79, 106, 97).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 58% 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 5.89:1).

#4F6A61 color codes

HEX	`#4F6A61`
RGB	`rgb(79, 106, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 41.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.51, -12.02, 1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.51, 12.16, 171.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.536, 12.833, 13.229)`
Decimal	`5204577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6A61, 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 #4F6A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #4F6A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6a61; }
.text { color: #4f6a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 106 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6a61, #4f666a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F6A61?: #4F6A61 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 #4F6A61?: The RGB value is 79, 106, 97: 79 red, 106 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6A61?: The complementary color is #6A4F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.