What color is #4F7536?

#4F7536 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7536?

The RGB value is 79, 117, 54: 79 red, 117 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7536?

The complementary color is #5C3675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7536?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7536 color

#4F7536 rgb(79, 117, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F7536 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 45.9% green and 21.2% blue (79, 117, 54).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 37% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Luscious Lemongrass (#517933), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#4F7536 color codes

HEX	`#4F7536`
RGB	`rgb(79, 117, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 45.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 37%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 54%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 54%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.15, -25.58, 30.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.15, 39.64, 130.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.251, 14.651, 5.777)`
Decimal	`5207350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7536, 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 #4F7536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7536 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #4F7536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7536; }
.text { color: #4f7536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 117 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7536, #36753c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F7536?: #4F7536 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Luscious Lemongrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7536?: The RGB value is 79, 117, 54: 79 red, 117 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7536?: The complementary color is #5C3675, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7536?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.