What color is #4F7D54?

#4F7D54 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7D54?

The RGB value is 79, 125, 84: 79 red, 125 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7D54?

The complementary color is #7D4F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7D54 color

#4F7D54 rgb(79, 125, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F7D54 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 49% green and 32.9% blue (79, 125, 84).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Autumn Crocodile (#447744), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#4F7D54 color codes

HEX	`#4F7D54`
RGB	`rgb(79, 125, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 49%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 33%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, -24.89, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 30.44, 144.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.158, 16.969, 11.021)`
Decimal	`5209428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7D54, 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 #4F7D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #4F7D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7d54; }
.text { color: #4f7d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 125 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7d54, #4f7d6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F7D54?: #4F7D54 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Autumn Crocodile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7D54?: The RGB value is 79, 125, 84: 79 red, 125 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7D54?: The complementary color is #7D4F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.