What color is #4F7249?

#4F7249 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 #4F7249?

The RGB value is 79, 114, 73: 79 red, 114 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7249?

The complementary color is #6C4972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7249?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7249 color

#4F7249 rgb(79, 114, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F7249 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 44.7% green and 28.6% blue (79, 114, 73).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 22% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#4F7249 color codes

HEX	`#4F7249`
RGB	`rgb(79, 114, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 44.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 22%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 36%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 36%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.49, -21.23, 18.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.49, 28.39, 138.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.444, 14.178, 8.488)`
Decimal	`5206601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7249, 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 #4F7249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #4F7249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7249; }
.text { color: #4f7249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 114 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7249, #497258); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F7249?: #4F7249 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 #4F7249?: The RGB value is 79, 114, 73: 79 red, 114 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7249?: The complementary color is #6C4972, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7249?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.