What color is #4F7257?

#4F7257 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 #4F7257?

The RGB value is 79, 114, 87: 79 red, 114 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7257?

The complementary color is #724F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7257 color

#4F7257 rgb(79, 114, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F7257 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 44.7% green and 34.1% blue (79, 114, 87).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#4F7257 color codes

HEX	`#4F7257`
RGB	`rgb(79, 114, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 44.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.78, -18.6, 11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.78, 21.63, 149.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.962, 14.385, 11.214)`
Decimal	`5206615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7257, 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 #4F7257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #4F7257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7257; }
.text { color: #4f7257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 114 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7257, #4f7269); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4F7257?: #4F7257 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 #4F7257?: The RGB value is 79, 114, 87: 79 red, 114 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7257?: The complementary color is #724F6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.