What color is #4F4A47?

#4F4A47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4A47?

The RGB value is 79, 74, 71: 79 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4A47?

The complementary color is #474C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4A47 color

#4F4A47 rgb(79, 74, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4A47 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29% green and 27.8% blue (79, 74, 71).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 5% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Espresso Macchiato (#4F4744), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#4F4A47 color codes

HEX	`#4F4A47`
RGB	`rgb(79, 74, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 5%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 10%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.84, 1.46, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.84, 2.93, 59.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.81, 7.015, 6.955)`
Decimal	`5196359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4A47, 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 #4F4A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #4F4A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4a47; }
.text { color: #4f4a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 74 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4a47, #4f4e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #4F4A47?: #4F4A47 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Espresso Macchiato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4A47?: The RGB value is 79, 74, 71: 79 red, 74 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4A47?: The complementary color is #474C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.