What color is #4F6C61?

#4F6C61 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6C61?

The RGB value is 79, 108, 97: 79 red, 108 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6C61?

The complementary color is #6C4F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6C61 color

#4F6C61 rgb(79, 108, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6C61 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 42.4% green and 38% blue (79, 108, 97).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#4F6C61 color codes

HEX	`#4F6C61`
RGB	`rgb(79, 108, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 42.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.14, -13.15, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.14, 13.43, 168.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.744, 13.25, 13.298)`
Decimal	`5205089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6C61, 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 #4F6C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #4F6C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6c61; }
.text { color: #4f6c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 108 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6c61, #4f686c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F6C61?: #4F6C61 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6C61?: The RGB value is 79, 108, 97: 79 red, 108 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6C61?: The complementary color is #6C4F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.