What color is #4F4C49?

#4F4C49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4C49?

The RGB value is 79, 76, 73: 79 red, 76 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4C49?

The complementary color is #494C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4C49 color

#4F4C49 rgb(79, 76, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4C49 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29.8% green and 28.6% blue (79, 76, 73).

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

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#4F4C49 color codes

HEX	`#4F4C49`
RGB	`rgb(79, 76, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 4%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.51, 0.61, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.51, 2.3, 74.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.011, 7.312, 7.344)`
Decimal	`5196873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4C49, 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 #4F4C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #4F4C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4c49; }
.text { color: #4f4c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 76 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4c49, #4f4f49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4F4C49?: #4F4C49 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4C49?: The RGB value is 79, 76, 73: 79 red, 76 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4C49?: The complementary color is #494C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.