What color is #4F4C5B?

#4F4C5B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4C5B?

The RGB value is 79, 76, 91: 79 red, 76 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4C5B?

The complementary color is #585B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4C5B color

#4F4C5B rgb(79, 76, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4C5B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 29.8% green and 35.7% blue (79, 76, 91).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 9% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#4F4C5B color codes

HEX	`#4F4C5B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 76, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 29.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 9%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 16%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.11, 4.65, -8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.11, 9.56, 299.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.697, 7.586, 10.954)`
Decimal	`5196891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4C5B, 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 #4F4C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #4F4C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4c5b; }
.text { color: #4f4c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 76 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4c5b, #564c5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F4C5B?: #4F4C5B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4C5B?: The RGB value is 79, 76, 91: 79 red, 76 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4C5B?: The complementary color is #585B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.