What color is #4F4048?

#4F4048 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4048?

The RGB value is 79, 64, 72: 79 red, 64 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4048?

The complementary color is #404F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4048?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4048 color

#4F4048 rgb(79, 64, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4048 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.1% green and 28.2% blue (79, 64, 72).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 10% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#4F4048 color codes

HEX	`#4F4048`
RGB	`rgb(79, 64, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 10%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 19%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.89, 8.06, -2.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.89, 8.41, 343.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.227, 5.797, 6.921)`
Decimal	`5193800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4048, 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 #4F4048	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4048 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #4F4048 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4048; }
.text { color: #4f4048; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4048; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 64 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4048, #4f4041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F4048?: #4F4048 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4048?: The RGB value is 79, 64, 72: 79 red, 64 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4048?: The complementary color is #404F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4048?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.