What color is #4F8D78?

#4F8D78 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F8D78?

The RGB value is 79, 141, 120: 79 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F8D78?

The complementary color is #8D4F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F8D78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F8D78 color

#4F8D78 rgb(79, 141, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F8D78 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 55.3% green and 47.1% blue (79, 141, 120).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 28% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#4F8D78 color codes

HEX	`#4F8D78`
RGB	`rgb(79, 141, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 55.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 28%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 44%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, -25.28, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 25.76, 168.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.138, 22.067, 21.175)`
Decimal	`5213560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F8D78, 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 #4F8D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F8D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #4F8D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f8d78; }
.text { color: #4f8d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f8d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 141 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f8d78, #4f838d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4F8D78?: #4F8D78 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F8D78?: The RGB value is 79, 141, 120: 79 red, 141 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F8D78?: The complementary color is #8D4F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F8D78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.