What color is #4F735D?

#4F735D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F735D?

The RGB value is 79, 115, 93: 79 red, 115 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F735D?

The complementary color is #734F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F735D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F735D color

#4F735D rgb(79, 115, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F735D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 45.1% green and 36.5% blue (79, 115, 93).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#4F735D color codes

HEX	`#4F735D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 115, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 45.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.24, -17.89, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.24, 19.65, 155.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.33, 14.714, 12.597)`
Decimal	`5206877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F735D, 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 #4F735D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F735D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #4F735D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f735d; }
.text { color: #4f735d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f735d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 115 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f735d, #4f736f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #4F735D?: #4F735D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F735D?: The RGB value is 79, 115, 93: 79 red, 115 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F735D?: The complementary color is #734F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F735D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.