Information about #4F7870 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #4F7870 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(79, 120, 112) — 31% red, 47.1% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 0 / 3 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted cyan, #4F7870 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Green Copper (#4A766E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Breaker Bay (#517B78) and Green Copper (#527F76).

In RGB terms — rgb(79, 120, 112) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4F7870 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4F7870 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4F7870 color variations

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#4F7870 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4F7870

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Green Copper color link
Green Copper

#527F76

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

seibel-green color link
seibel-green

#56826F

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Imprint color link
Imprint

#5C7670

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Cutty Sark color link
Cutty Sark

#5C8173

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4F7870
  • RGB79, 120, 112
  • CMYK16, 0, 3, 53
  • CSSrgb(79, 120, 112)
  • HSL168°, 21%, 39%
  • HSL Precise168.293°, 20.603%, 39.02%
  • HSV168°, 34%, 47%
  • HSB168°, 34%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.471, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.471, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.471, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4F7870
  • DECIMAL ID5208176
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01