What color is #4F5256?

#4F5256 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5256?

The RGB value is 79, 82, 86: 79 red, 82 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5256?

The complementary color is #56534F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5256?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5256 color

#4F5256 rgb(79, 82, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5256 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.2% green and 33.7% blue (79, 82, 86).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#4F5256 color codes

HEX	`#4F5256`
RGB	`rgb(79, 82, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 8%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.74, -0.3, -2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.74, 2.77, 263.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.921, 8.369, 10)`
Decimal	`5198422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5256, 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 #4F5256	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5256 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #4F5256 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5256; }
.text { color: #4f5256; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5256; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 82 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5256, #4f4f56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5256?: #4F5256 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5256?: The RGB value is 79, 82, 86: 79 red, 82 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5256?: The complementary color is #56534F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5256?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.