What color is #4F515C?

#4F515C is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F515C?

The RGB value is 79, 81, 92: 79 red, 81 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F515C?

The complementary color is #5C5A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F515C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F515C color

#4F515C rgb(79, 81, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F515C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 31.8% green and 36.1% blue (79, 81, 92).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#4F515C color codes

HEX	`#4F515C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 81, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 31.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.64, 1.74, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.64, 6.91, 284.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.098, 8.32, 11.302)`
Decimal	`5198172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F515C, 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 #4F515C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F515C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #4F515C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f515c; }
.text { color: #4f515c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f515c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 81 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f515c, #544f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F515C?: #4F515C is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F515C?: The RGB value is 79, 81, 92: 79 red, 81 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F515C?: The complementary color is #5C5A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F515C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.