What color is #4F444C?

#4F444C 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 #4F444C?

The RGB value is 79, 68, 76: 79 red, 68 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F444C?

The complementary color is #444F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F444C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F444C color

#4F444C rgb(79, 68, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F444C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 26.7% green and 29.8% blue (79, 68, 76).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 7% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#4F444C color codes

HEX	`#4F444C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 68, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 26.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 7%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 14%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.2, 6.32, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.2, 7.03, 334.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.596, 6.318, 7.708)`
Decimal	`5194828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F444C, 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 #4F444C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F444C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #4F444C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f444c; }
.text { color: #4f444c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f444c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 68 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f444c, #4f4446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #4F444C?: #4F444C 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 #4F444C?: The RGB value is 79, 68, 76: 79 red, 68 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F444C?: The complementary color is #444F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F444C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.