What color is #4F7B40?

#4F7B40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7B40?

The RGB value is 79, 123, 64: 79 red, 123 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7B40?

The complementary color is #6C407B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7B40 color

#4F7B40 rgb(79, 123, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F7B40 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 48.2% green and 25.1% blue (79, 123, 64).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#4F7B40 color codes

HEX	`#4F7B40`
RGB	`rgb(79, 123, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 48.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 48%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 48%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.23, -27.19, 27.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.23, 38.65, 134.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.232, 16.198, 7.384)`
Decimal	`5208896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7B40, 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 #4F7B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #4F7B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7b40; }
.text { color: #4f7b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 123 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7b40, #407b4f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F7B40?: #4F7B40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7B40?: The RGB value is 79, 123, 64: 79 red, 123 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7B40?: The complementary color is #6C407B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.