What color is #4F4B4A?

#4F4B4A is a gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4B4A?

The RGB value is 79, 75, 74: 79 red, 75 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4B4A?

The complementary color is #4A4E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4B4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4B4A color

#4F4B4A rgb(79, 75, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4B4A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29.4% green and 29% blue (79, 75, 74).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 3% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dampened Black (#4A4747), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#4F4B4A color codes

HEX	`#4F4B4A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 75, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 3%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 6%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.23, 1.45, 1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.23, 1.87, 39.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.976, 7.189, 7.497)`
Decimal	`5196618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4B4A, 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 #4F4B4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4B4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #4F4B4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4b4a; }
.text { color: #4f4b4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4b4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 75 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4b4a, #4f4e4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4F4B4A?: #4F4B4A is a gray, closest to the named color Dampened Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4B4A?: The RGB value is 79, 75, 74: 79 red, 75 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4B4A?: The complementary color is #4A4E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4B4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.