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#4F6549 Color

#4F6549 is rgb(79, 101, 73) in RGB, hsl(107, 16%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 28%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hunter Green (#355E3B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F6549
HEX#4F6549
RGBrgb(79, 101, 73)
HSLhsl(107, 16%, 34%)
HSVhsv(107, 28%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 28%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(48.1% 0.051 139)
LABlab(40.37% -13.05 13.10)
LCHlch(40.37% 18.49 134.87)

What #4F6549 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4F6549, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 9.62Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 10.19Ebony#555D50ΔE 10.44Fatigue Green#5B6238ΔE 10.88Feldgrau#4D5D53ΔE 11Rifle Green#414833ΔE 12.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#4F6549 Channel Values

How #4F6549 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 79 · G 101 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 16% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 28% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.38:1 vs white · 3.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F6549 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4F6549 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4F6549

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F6549; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4F6549
Complementary
#5F4965
Analogous
#5D6549
Analogous
#496551
Triadic
#494F65
Triadic
#65494F
Split comp.
#514965
Split comp.
#65495D

Tints & Shades of #4F6549

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#647F5C
#7A9871
#93AB8C
#AEC1A9
#C7D4C4
#E0E7DE

Shades

#465940
#3A4A36
#313E2D
#273224
#1E261C
#131811

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4F6549.

How #4F6549 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4F6549
Protanopia#626249
Protanomaly#5B6349
Deuteranopia#5E5E4A
Deuteranomaly#596149
Tritanopia#536262
Tritanomaly#516359
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

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Using #4F6549 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4f6549: #4F6549;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F6549;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f6549': '#4F6549' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.396, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_4f6549">#4F6549</color>
SVG fillfill="#4F6549"

More Green Colors

#4F6549 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#4F6549 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F6549?

#4F6549 is a dark green — rgb(79, 101, 73) in RGB and hsl(107, 16%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.62.

What is the RGB value of #4F6549?

#4F6549 is rgb(79, 101, 73) — red 79, green 101, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F6549?

#4F6549 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 28%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F6549 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4F6549 scores 6.38:1 against white and 3.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F6549 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F6549 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.65, which is visibly different.

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