What color is #4F6F5B?

#4F6F5B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6F5B?

The RGB value is 79, 111, 91: 79 red, 111 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6F5B?

The complementary color is #6F4F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6F5B color

#4F6F5B rgb(79, 111, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F6F5B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 43.5% green and 35.7% blue (79, 111, 91).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#4F6F5B color codes

HEX	`#4F6F5B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 111, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 43.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.92, -16.14, 7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.92, 17.79, 155.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.797, 13.786, 11.988)`
Decimal	`5205851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6F5B, 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 #4F6F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #4F6F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6f5b; }
.text { color: #4f6f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 111 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6f5b, #4f6f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F6F5B?: #4F6F5B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6F5B?: The RGB value is 79, 111, 91: 79 red, 111 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6F5B?: The complementary color is #6F4F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.