What color is #4F714C?

#4F714C 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 #4F714C?

The RGB value is 79, 113, 76: 79 red, 113 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F714C?

The complementary color is #6E4C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F714C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F714C color

#4F714C rgb(79, 113, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F714C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 44.3% green and 29.8% blue (79, 113, 76).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#4F714C color codes

HEX	`#4F714C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 113, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 44.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 33%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.22, -20.18, 16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.22, 26.23, 140.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.434, 13.994, 8.987)`
Decimal	`5206348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F714C, 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 #4F714C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F714C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #4F714C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f714c; }
.text { color: #4f714c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f714c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 113 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f714c, #4c715b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F714C?: #4F714C 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 #4F714C?: The RGB value is 79, 113, 76: 79 red, 113 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F714C?: The complementary color is #6E4C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F714C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.