What color is #4F7958?

#4F7958 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7958?

The RGB value is 79, 121, 88: 79 red, 121 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7958?

The complementary color is #794F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7958 color

#4F7958 rgb(79, 121, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F7958 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 47.5% green and 34.5% blue (79, 121, 88).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#4F7958 color codes

HEX	`#4F7958`
RGB	`rgb(79, 121, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 47.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 27%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.03, -22.08, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.03, 25.92, 148.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.823, 16.041, 11.704)`
Decimal	`5208408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7958, 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 #4F7958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #4F7958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7958; }
.text { color: #4f7958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 121 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7958, #4f796d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F7958?: #4F7958 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7958?: The RGB value is 79, 121, 88: 79 red, 121 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7958?: The complementary color is #794F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.