What color is #4F706C?

#4F706C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F706C?

The RGB value is 79, 112, 108: 79 red, 112 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F706C?

The complementary color is #704F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F706C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F706C color

#4F706C rgb(79, 112, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F706C is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 43.9% green and 42.4% blue (79, 112, 108).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#4F706C color codes

HEX	`#4F706C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 112, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 43.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.71, -12.77, -1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.71, 12.87, 187.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.725, 14.333, 16.333)`
Decimal	`5206124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F706C, 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 #4F706C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F706C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #4F706C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f706c; }
.text { color: #4f706c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f706c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 112 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f706c, #4f6370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4F706C?: #4F706C is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F706C?: The RGB value is 79, 112, 108: 79 red, 112 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F706C?: The complementary color is #704F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F706C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.