What color is #4F6E44?

#4F6E44 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6E44?

The RGB value is 79, 110, 68: 79 red, 110 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6E44?

The complementary color is #63446E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6E44 color

#4F6E44 rgb(79, 110, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6E44 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 43.1% green and 26.7% blue (79, 110, 68).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Under the Radar (#476E42), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#4F6E44 color codes

HEX	`#4F6E44`
RGB	`rgb(79, 110, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 43.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 38%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 38%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.11, -19.98, 19.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.11, 28.21, 135.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.843, 13.231, 7.503)`
Decimal	`5205572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6E44, 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 #4F6E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #4F6E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6e44; }
.text { color: #4f6e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 110 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6e44, #446e4e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F6E44?: #4F6E44 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Under the Radar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6E44?: The RGB value is 79, 110, 68: 79 red, 110 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6E44?: The complementary color is #63446E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.