What color is #4F4742?

#4F4742 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4742?

The RGB value is 79, 71, 66: 79 red, 71 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4742?

The complementary color is #424A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4742?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4742 color

#4F4742 rgb(79, 71, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4742 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 27.8% green and 25.9% blue (79, 71, 66).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 9% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Macchiato (#4F4744), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#4F4742 color codes

HEX	`#4F4742`
RGB	`rgb(79, 71, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 27.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 9%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 16%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.79, 2.38, 4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.79, 4.85, 60.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.461, 6.562, 6.079)`
Decimal	`5195586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4742, 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 #4F4742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #4F4742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4742; }
.text { color: #4f4742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 71 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4742, #4f4e42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4F4742?: #4F4742 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4742?: The RGB value is 79, 71, 66: 79 red, 71 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4742?: The complementary color is #424A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4742?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.