What color is #4F5257?

#4F5257 is a gray, closest to the named color Isolation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5257?

The RGB value is 79, 82, 87: 79 red, 82 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5257?

The complementary color is #57544F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5257 color

#4F5257 rgb(79, 82, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5257 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.2% green and 34.1% blue (79, 82, 87).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Isolation (#494D55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#4F5257 color codes

HEX	`#4F5257`
RGB	`rgb(79, 82, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 9%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.77, -0.07, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.77, 3.34, 268.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.962, 8.385, 10.214)`
Decimal	`5198423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5257, 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 #4F5257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #4F5257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5257; }
.text { color: #4f5257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 82 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5257, #504f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5257?: #4F5257 is a gray, closest to the named color Isolation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5257?: The RGB value is 79, 82, 87: 79 red, 82 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5257?: The complementary color is #57544F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.