What color is #4F4A49?

#4F4A49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4A49?

The RGB value is 79, 74, 73: 79 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4A49?

The complementary color is #494E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4A49 color

#4F4A49 rgb(79, 74, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4A49 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29% green and 28.6% blue (79, 74, 73).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 4% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#4F4A49 color codes

HEX	`#4F4A49`
RGB	`rgb(79, 74, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 4%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 8%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.9, 1.87, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.9, 2.3, 35.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.876, 7.041, 7.299)`
Decimal	`5196361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4A49, 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 #4F4A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #4F4A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4a49; }
.text { color: #4f4a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 74 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4a49, #4f4d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4F4A49?: #4F4A49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4A49?: The RGB value is 79, 74, 73: 79 red, 74 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4A49?: The complementary color is #494E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.