What color is #4F4C54?

#4F4C54 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4C54?

The RGB value is 79, 76, 84: 79 red, 76 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4C54?

The complementary color is #51544C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4C54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4C54 color

#4F4C54 rgb(79, 76, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4C54 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29.8% green and 32.9% blue (79, 76, 84).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 5% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#4F4C54 color codes

HEX	`#4F4C54`
RGB	`rgb(79, 76, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 5%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 10%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 10%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.86, 3, -4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.86, 5.22, 305.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.409, 7.471, 9.438)`
Decimal	`5196884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4C54, 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 #4F4C54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4C54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #4F4C54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4c54; }
.text { color: #4f4c54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4c54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 76 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4c54, #534c54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4F4C54?: #4F4C54 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4C54?: The RGB value is 79, 76, 84: 79 red, 76 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4C54?: The complementary color is #51544C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4C54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.