What color is #4F464B?

#4F464B 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 #4F464B?

The RGB value is 79, 70, 75: 79 red, 70 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F464B?

The complementary color is #464F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F464B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F464B color

#4F464B rgb(79, 70, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F464B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.5% green and 29.4% blue (79, 70, 75).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 6% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#4F464B color codes

HEX	`#4F464B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 70, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 6%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 11%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.76, 4.83, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.76, 5.09, 341.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.684, 6.551, 7.568)`
Decimal	`5195339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F464B, 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 #4F464B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F464B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #4F464B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f464b; }
.text { color: #4f464b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f464b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 70 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f464b, #4f4646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4F464B?: #4F464B 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 #4F464B?: The RGB value is 79, 70, 75: 79 red, 70 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F464B?: The complementary color is #464F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F464B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.