What color is #4F4C53?

#4F4C53 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4C53?

The RGB value is 79, 76, 83: 79 red, 76 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4C53?

The complementary color is #50534C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4C53 color

#4F4C53 rgb(79, 76, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4C53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29.8% green and 32.5% blue (79, 76, 83).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 4% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#4F4C53 color codes

HEX	`#4F4C53`
RGB	`rgb(79, 76, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 4%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 8%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.82, 2.77, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.82, 4.61, 306.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.37, 7.456, 9.233)`
Decimal	`5196883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4C53, 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 #4F4C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #4F4C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4c53; }
.text { color: #4f4c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 76 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4c53, #534c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4F4C53?: #4F4C53 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4C53?: The RGB value is 79, 76, 83: 79 red, 76 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4C53?: The complementary color is #50534C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.