What color is #4F404D?

#4F404D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F404D?

The RGB value is 79, 64, 77: 79 red, 64 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F404D?

The complementary color is #404F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F404D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F404D color

#4F404D rgb(79, 64, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F404D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.1% green and 30.2% blue (79, 64, 77).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 10% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#4F404D color codes

HEX	`#4F404D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 64, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 10%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 19%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.07, 9.12, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.07, 10.61, 329.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.397, 5.865, 7.815)`
Decimal	`5193805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F404D, 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 #4F404D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F404D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #4F404D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f404d; }
.text { color: #4f404d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f404d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 64 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f404d, #4f4046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F404D?: #4F404D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F404D?: The RGB value is 79, 64, 77: 79 red, 64 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F404D?: The complementary color is #404F42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F404D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.