What color is #4F4F43?

#4F4F43 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F4F43?

The RGB value is 79, 79, 67: 79 red, 79 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F4F43?

The complementary color is #43434F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F4F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F4F43 color

#4F4F43 rgb(79, 79, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F4F43 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 31% green and 26.3% blue (79, 79, 67).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Metal (#46473E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#4F4F43 color codes

HEX	`#4F4F43`
RGB	`rgb(79, 79, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 31%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 15%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.26, -2.43, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.26, 7.51, 108.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.033, 7.66, 6.417)`
Decimal	`5197635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F4F43, 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 #4F4F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F4F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #4F4F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f4f43; }
.text { color: #4f4f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f4f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 79 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f4f43, #494f43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F4F43?: #4F4F43 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Heavy Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F4F43?: The RGB value is 79, 79, 67: 79 red, 79 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F4F43?: The complementary color is #43434F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F4F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.