What color is #4F4449?

#4F4449 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4449?

The RGB value is 79, 68, 73: 79 red, 68 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4449?

The complementary color is #444F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4449 color

#4F4449 rgb(79, 68, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4449 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 26.7% green and 28.6% blue (79, 68, 73).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% 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 9.31:1).

#4F4449 color codes

HEX	`#4F4449`
RGB	`rgb(79, 68, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 26.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.1, 5.69, -1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.1, 5.83, 347.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.494, 6.278, 7.172)`
Decimal	`5194825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4449, 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 #4F4449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #4F4449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4449; }
.text { color: #4f4449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 68 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4449, #4f4444); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4F4449?: #4F4449 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4449?: The RGB value is 79, 68, 73: 79 red, 68 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4449?: The complementary color is #444F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.