What color is #4F743F?

#4F743F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F743F?

The RGB value is 79, 116, 63: 79 red, 116 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F743F?

The complementary color is #643F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F743F?

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.

#4F743F color

#4F743F rgb(79, 116, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F743F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 45.5% green and 24.7% blue (79, 116, 63).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4F743F color codes

HEX	`#4F743F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 116, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 45.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 46%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 46%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, -23.86, 25.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 34.66, 133.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.367, 14.512, 6.956)`
Decimal	`5207103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F743F, 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 #4F743F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F743F 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 #4F743F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f743f; }
.text { color: #4f743f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f743f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 116 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f743f, #3f744a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F743F?: #4F743F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F743F?: The RGB value is 79, 116, 63: 79 red, 116 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F743F?: The complementary color is #643F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F743F?: 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.