What color is #4F414A?

#4F414A 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 #4F414A?

The RGB value is 79, 65, 74: 79 red, 65 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F414A?

The complementary color is #414F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F414A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F414A color

#4F414A rgb(79, 65, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F414A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.5% green and 29% blue (79, 65, 74).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 10% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#4F414A color codes

HEX	`#4F414A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 65, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 10%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 18%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.25, 7.83, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.25, 8.45, 337.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.351, 5.937, 7.289)`
Decimal	`5194058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F414A, 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 #4F414A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F414A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #4F414A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f414a; }
.text { color: #4f414a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f414a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 65 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f414a, #4f4143); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F414A?: #4F414A 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 #4F414A?: The RGB value is 79, 65, 74: 79 red, 65 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F414A?: The complementary color is #414F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F414A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.