What color is #4F9947?

#4F9947 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 #4F9947?

The RGB value is 79, 153, 71: 79 red, 153 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F9947?

The complementary color is #914799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F9947?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F9947 color

#4F9947 rgb(79, 153, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #4F9947 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 60% green and 27.8% blue (79, 153, 71).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#4F9947 color codes

HEX	`#4F9947`
RGB	`rgb(79, 153, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 60%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 54%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 54%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.98, -39.91, 35.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.98, 53.6, 138.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.752, 24.899, 9.936)`
Decimal	`5216583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F9947, 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 #4F9947	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#4F9947 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #4F9947 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f9947; }
.text { color: #4f9947; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f9947; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 153 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f9947, #479968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #4F9947?: #4F9947 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 #4F9947?: The RGB value is 79, 153, 71: 79 red, 153 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F9947?: The complementary color is #914799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F9947?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.