What color is #4F515E?

#4F515E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F515E?

The RGB value is 79, 81, 94: 79 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F515E?

The complementary color is #5E5C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F515E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F515E color

#4F515E rgb(79, 81, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F515E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 31.8% green and 36.9% blue (79, 81, 94).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#4F515E color codes

HEX	`#4F515E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 81, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 31.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 16%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 14%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.71, 2.23, -7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.71, 8.15, 285.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.187, 8.355, 11.769)`
Decimal	`5198174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F515E, 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 #4F515E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F515E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #4F515E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f515e; }
.text { color: #4f515e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f515e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 81 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f515e, #554f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F515E?: #4F515E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F515E?: The RGB value is 79, 81, 94: 79 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F515E?: The complementary color is #5E5C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F515E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.