What color is #4F9773?

#4F9773 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F9773?

The RGB value is 79, 151, 115: 79 red, 151 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F9773?

The complementary color is #974F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F9773?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F9773 color

#4F9773 rgb(79, 151, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F9773 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 59.2% green and 45.1% blue (79, 151, 115).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 31% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#4F9773 color codes

HEX	`#4F9773`
RGB	`rgb(79, 151, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 59.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 31%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 48%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 24%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, -31.29, 12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 33.56, 158.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.384, 25.032, 20.132)`
Decimal	`5216115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F9773, 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 #4F9773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F9773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #4F9773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f9773; }
.text { color: #4f9773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f9773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 151 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f9773, #4f9797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #4F9773?: #4F9773 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F9773?: The RGB value is 79, 151, 115: 79 red, 151 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F9773?: The complementary color is #974F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F9773?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.