What color is #4F424D?

#4F424D 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 #4F424D?

The RGB value is 79, 66, 77: 79 red, 66 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F424D?

The complementary color is #424F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F424D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F424D color

#4F424D rgb(79, 66, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F424D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 25.9% green and 30.2% blue (79, 66, 77).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#4F424D color codes

HEX	`#4F424D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 66, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 25.9%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.65, 7.83, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.65, 9.05, 329.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.512, 6.095, 7.853)`
Decimal	`5194317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F424D, 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 #4F424D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F424D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #4F424D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f424d; }
.text { color: #4f424d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f424d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 66 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f424d, #4f4246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F424D?: #4F424D 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 #4F424D?: The RGB value is 79, 66, 77: 79 red, 66 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F424D?: The complementary color is #424F44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F424D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.