What color is #4F7959?

#4F7959 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 #4F7959?

The RGB value is 79, 121, 89: 79 red, 121 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7959?

The complementary color is #794F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7959?

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.

#4F7959 color

#4F7959 rgb(79, 121, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F7959 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 47.5% green and 34.9% blue (79, 121, 89).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4F7959 color codes

HEX	`#4F7959`
RGB	`rgb(79, 121, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 47.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.05, -21.88, 13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.05, 25.46, 149.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.864, 16.058, 11.924)`
Decimal	`5208409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7959, 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 #4F7959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7959 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 #4F7959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7959; }
.text { color: #4f7959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 121 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7959, #4f796e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #4F7959?: #4F7959 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 #4F7959?: The RGB value is 79, 121, 89: 79 red, 121 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7959?: The complementary color is #794F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7959?: 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.