What color is #4F9844?

#4F9844 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F9844?

The RGB value is 79, 152, 68: 79 red, 152 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F9844?

The complementary color is #8D4498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F9844?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F9844 color

#4F9844 rgb(79, 152, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F9844 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 59.6% green and 26.7% blue (79, 152, 68).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 38% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#4F9844 color codes

HEX	`#4F9844`
RGB	`rgb(79, 152, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 59.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 38%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 55%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 55%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.62, -39.87, 36.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.62, 54.29, 137.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.495, 24.535, 9.387)`
Decimal	`5216324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F9844, 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 #4F9844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F9844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #4F9844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f9844; }
.text { color: #4f9844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f9844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 152 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f9844, #449863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #4F9844?: #4F9844 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F9844?: The RGB value is 79, 152, 68: 79 red, 152 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F9844?: The complementary color is #8D4498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F9844?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.