What color is #4F525C?

#4F525C is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F525C?

The RGB value is 79, 82, 92: 79 red, 82 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F525C?

The complementary color is #5C594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F525C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F525C color

#4F525C rgb(79, 82, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F525C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.2% green and 36.1% blue (79, 82, 92).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Deep Night (#494C55), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#4F525C color codes

HEX	`#4F525C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 82, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, 1.11, -6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 6.33, 280.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.173, 8.469, 11.327)`
Decimal	`5198428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F525C, 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 #4F525C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F525C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #4F525C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f525c; }
.text { color: #4f525c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f525c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 82 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f525c, #534f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F525C?: #4F525C is a gray, closest to the named color Deep Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F525C?: The RGB value is 79, 82, 92: 79 red, 82 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F525C?: The complementary color is #5C594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F525C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.