What color is #4F5051?

#4F5051 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5051?

The RGB value is 79, 80, 81: 79 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5051?

The complementary color is #51504F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5051?

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.

#4F5051 color

#4F5051 rgb(79, 80, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5051 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 31.4% green and 31.8% blue (79, 80, 81).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 1% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4F5051 color codes

HEX	`#4F5051`
RGB	`rgb(79, 80, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 31.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 1%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.97, -0.19, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.97, 0.75, 255.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.578, 7.994, 8.927)`
Decimal	`5197905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5051, 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 #4F5051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5051 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 #4F5051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5051; }
.text { color: #4f5051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 80 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5051, #4f4f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #4F5051?: #4F5051 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5051?: The RGB value is 79, 80, 81: 79 red, 80 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5051?: The complementary color is #51504F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5051?: 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.