What color is #4F7C48?

#4F7C48 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7C48?

The RGB value is 79, 124, 72: 79 red, 124 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7C48?

The complementary color is #75487C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7C48 color

#4F7C48 rgb(79, 124, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F7C48 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 48.6% green and 28.2% blue (79, 124, 72).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#4F7C48 color codes

HEX	`#4F7C48`
RGB	`rgb(79, 124, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 48.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 42%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 42%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.68, -26.46, 23.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.68, 35.47, 138.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.601, 16.545, 8.712)`
Decimal	`5209160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7C48, 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 #4F7C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #4F7C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7c48; }
.text { color: #4f7c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 124 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7c48, #487c5b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F7C48?: #4F7C48 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7C48?: The RGB value is 79, 124, 72: 79 red, 124 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7C48?: The complementary color is #75487C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.