What color is #4F8758?

#4F8758 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F8758?

The RGB value is 79, 135, 88: 79 red, 135 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F8758?

The complementary color is #874F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F8758?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F8758 color

#4F8758 rgb(79, 135, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F8758 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 52.9% green and 34.5% blue (79, 135, 88).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#4F8758 color codes

HEX	`#4F8758`
RGB	`rgb(79, 135, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 52.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 41%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 35%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, -29.07, 19.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 35.09, 145.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.649, 19.694, 12.313)`
Decimal	`5211992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F8758, 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 #4F8758	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F8758 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	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 #4F8758 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f8758; }
.text { color: #4f8758; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f8758; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 135 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f8758, #4f8774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #4F8758?: #4F8758 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F8758?: The RGB value is 79, 135, 88: 79 red, 135 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F8758?: The complementary color is #874F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F8758?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.