What color is #4F4E62?

#4F4E62 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4E62?

The RGB value is 79, 78, 98: 79 red, 78 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4E62?

The complementary color is #61624E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4E62 color

#4F4E62 rgb(79, 78, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4E62 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 30.6% green and 38.4% blue (79, 78, 98).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#4F4E62 color codes

HEX	`#4F4E62`
RGB	`rgb(79, 78, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 30.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.97, 5.13, -11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.97, 12.57, 294.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.153, 7.993, 12.666)`
Decimal	`5197410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4E62, 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 #4F4E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #4F4E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4e62; }
.text { color: #4f4e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 78 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4e62, #594e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F4E62?: #4F4E62 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4E62?: The RGB value is 79, 78, 98: 79 red, 78 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4E62?: The complementary color is #61624E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.