What color is #4F716A?

#4F716A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F716A?

The RGB value is 79, 113, 106: 79 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F716A?

The complementary color is #714F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F716A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F716A color

#4F716A rgb(79, 113, 106)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F716A is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 44.3% green and 41.6% blue (79, 113, 106).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#4F716A color codes

HEX	`#4F716A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 113, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 44.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, -13.82, -0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 13.82, 180.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.73, 14.513, 15.816)`
Decimal	`5206378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F716A, 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 #4F716A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F716A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #4F716A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f716a; }
.text { color: #4f716a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f716a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 113 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f716a, #4f6771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4F716A?: #4F716A is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F716A?: The RGB value is 79, 113, 106: 79 red, 113 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F716A?: The complementary color is #714F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F716A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.