What color is #4F7867?

#4F7867 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7867?

The RGB value is 79, 120, 103: 79 red, 120 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7867?

The complementary color is #784F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7867?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7867 color

#4F7867 rgb(79, 120, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F7867 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 47.1% green and 40.4% blue (79, 120, 103).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#4F7867 color codes

HEX	`#4F7867`
RGB	`rgb(79, 120, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 47.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.07, -18.35, 4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.07, 18.97, 165.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.388, 16.074, 15.279)`
Decimal	`5208167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7867, 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 #4F7867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #4F7867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7867; }
.text { color: #4f7867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 120 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7867, #4f7578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #4F7867?: #4F7867 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7867?: The RGB value is 79, 120, 103: 79 red, 120 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7867?: The complementary color is #784F60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7867?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.