What color is #4F6B68?

#4F6B68 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 #4F6B68?

The RGB value is 79, 107, 104: 79 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6B68?

The complementary color is #6B4F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6B68 color

#4F6B68 rgb(79, 107, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6B68 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 42% green and 40.8% blue (79, 107, 104).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#4F6B68 color codes

HEX	`#4F6B68`
RGB	`rgb(79, 107, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 42%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.03, -10.92, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.03, 11.04, 188.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.98, 13.177, 15.059)`
Decimal	`5204840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6B68, 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 #4F6B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #4F6B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6b68; }
.text { color: #4f6b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 107 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6b68, #4f606b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F6B68?: #4F6B68 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 #4F6B68?: The RGB value is 79, 107, 104: 79 red, 107 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6B68?: The complementary color is #6B4F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.