What color is #4F6B4E?

#4F6B4E 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 #4F6B4E?

The RGB value is 79, 107, 78: 79 red, 107 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6B4E?

The complementary color is #6A4E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6B4E color

#4F6B4E rgb(79, 107, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6B4E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 42% green and 30.6% blue (79, 107, 78).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 16% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4F6B4E color codes

HEX	`#4F6B4E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 107, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 42%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 16%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 27%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.35, -16.6, 13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.35, 21.09, 141.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.857, 12.727, 9.144)`
Decimal	`5204814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6B4E, 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 #4F6B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #4F6B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6b4e; }
.text { color: #4f6b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 107 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6b4e, #4e6b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F6B4E?: #4F6B4E 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 #4F6B4E?: The RGB value is 79, 107, 78: 79 red, 107 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6B4E?: The complementary color is #6A4E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.