What color is #4F4949?

#4F4949 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4949?

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

What is the complementary color of #4F4949?

The complementary color is #494F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4949 color

#4F4949 rgb(79, 73, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4949 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#4F4949 color codes

HEX	`#4F4949`
RGB	`rgb(79, 73, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 28.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.6, 2.5, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.6, 2.66, 19.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.809, 6.908, 7.277)`
Decimal	`5196105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4949, 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 #4F4949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #4F4949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4949; }
.text { color: #4f4949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 73 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4949, #4f4c49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4F4949?: #4F4949 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4949?: The RGB value is 79, 73, 73: 79 red, 73 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4949?: The complementary color is #494F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.