What color is #4F504B?

#4F504B is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F504B?

The RGB value is 79, 80, 75: 79 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F504B?

The complementary color is #4C4B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F504B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F504B color

#4F504B rgb(79, 80, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F504B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 31.4% green and 29.4% blue (79, 80, 75).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 3% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#4F504B color codes

HEX	`#4F504B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 80, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 31.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 3%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 6%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.79, -1.47, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.79, 3.16, 117.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.363, 7.908, 7.794)`
Decimal	`5197899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F504B, 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 #4F504B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F504B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #4F504B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f504b; }
.text { color: #4f504b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f504b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 80 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f504b, #4d504b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F504B?: #4F504B is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F504B?: The RGB value is 79, 80, 75: 79 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F504B?: The complementary color is #4C4B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F504B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.