What color is #4F775E?

#4F775E 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 #4F775E?

The RGB value is 79, 119, 94: 79 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F775E?

The complementary color is #774F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F775E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F775E color

#4F775E rgb(79, 119, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F775E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 46.7% green and 36.9% blue (79, 119, 94).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#4F775E color codes

HEX	`#4F775E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 119, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 46.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.53, -19.81, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.53, 21.91, 154.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.841, 15.663, 12.987)`
Decimal	`5207902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F775E, 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 #4F775E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F775E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #4F775E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f775e; }
.text { color: #4f775e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f775e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 119 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f775e, #4f7772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4F775E?: #4F775E 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 #4F775E?: The RGB value is 79, 119, 94: 79 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F775E?: The complementary color is #774F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F775E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.