What color is #4F6F46?

#4F6F46 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 #4F6F46?

The RGB value is 79, 111, 70: 79 red, 111 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6F46?

The complementary color is #66466F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6F46 color

#4F6F46 rgb(79, 111, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6F46 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 43.5% green and 27.5% blue (79, 111, 70).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 23% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#4F6F46 color codes

HEX	`#4F6F46`
RGB	`rgb(79, 111, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 43.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 23%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 37%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.47, -20.17, 19.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.47, 27.87, 136.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.014, 13.473, 7.866)`
Decimal	`5205830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6F46, 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 #4F6F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #4F6F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6f46; }
.text { color: #4f6f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 111 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6f46, #466f52); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F6F46?: #4F6F46 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 #4F6F46?: The RGB value is 79, 111, 70: 79 red, 111 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6F46?: The complementary color is #66466F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.