What color is #4F6E3C?

#4F6E3C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6E3C?

The RGB value is 79, 110, 60: 79 red, 110 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6E3C?

The complementary color is #5B3C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6E3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6E3C color

#4F6E3C rgb(79, 110, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6E3C is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 43.1% green and 23.5% blue (79, 110, 60).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 29% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#4F6E3C color codes

HEX	`#4F6E3C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 110, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 43.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 29%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 45%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 45%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.97, -21.22, 24.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.97, 32.26, 131.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.616, 13.14, 6.304)`
Decimal	`5205564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6E3C, 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 #4F6E3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6E3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #4F6E3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6e3c; }
.text { color: #4f6e3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6e3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 110 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6e3c, #3c6e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4F6E3C?: #4F6E3C is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6E3C?: The RGB value is 79, 110, 60: 79 red, 110 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6E3C?: The complementary color is #5B3C6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6E3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.