What color is #4F6D49?

#4F6D49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6D49?

The RGB value is 79, 109, 73: 79 red, 109 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6D49?

The complementary color is #67496D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6D49 color

#4F6D49 rgb(79, 109, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6D49 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 42.7% green and 28.6% blue (79, 109, 73).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#4F6D49 color codes

HEX	`#4F6D49`
RGB	`rgb(79, 109, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 42.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 33%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 33%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, -18.59, 16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 25, 138.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.895, 13.08, 8.305)`
Decimal	`5205321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6D49, 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 #4F6D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #4F6D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6d49; }
.text { color: #4f6d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 109 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6d49, #496d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4F6D49?: #4F6D49 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6D49?: The RGB value is 79, 109, 73: 79 red, 109 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6D49?: The complementary color is #67496D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.