What color is #4F946D?

#4F946D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F946D?

The RGB value is 79, 148, 109: 79 red, 148 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F946D?

The complementary color is #944F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F946D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F946D color

#4F946D rgb(79, 148, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F946D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 58% green and 42.7% blue (79, 148, 109).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 30% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#4F946D color codes

HEX	`#4F946D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 148, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 58%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 47%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.03, -31.15, 14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.03, 34.15, 155.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.573, 23.945, 18.214)`
Decimal	`5215341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F946D, 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 #4F946D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F946D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #4F946D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f946d; }
.text { color: #4f946d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f946d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 148 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f946d, #4f9490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4F946D?: #4F946D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F946D?: The RGB value is 79, 148, 109: 79 red, 148 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F946D?: The complementary color is #944F76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F946D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.