What color is #4F726D?

#4F726D 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 #4F726D?

The RGB value is 79, 114, 109: 79 red, 114 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F726D?

The complementary color is #724F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F726D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F726D color

#4F726D rgb(79, 114, 109)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F726D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 44.7% green and 42.7% blue (79, 114, 109).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#4F726D color codes

HEX	`#4F726D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 114, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 44.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, -13.64, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 13.7, 185.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.001, 14.8, 16.689)`
Decimal	`5206637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F726D, 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 #4F726D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F726D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #4F726D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f726d; }
.text { color: #4f726d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f726d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 114 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f726d, #4f6672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4F726D?: #4F726D 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 #4F726D?: The RGB value is 79, 114, 109: 79 red, 114 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F726D?: The complementary color is #724F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F726D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.