What color is #4F5357?

#4F5357 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5357?

The RGB value is 79, 83, 87: 79 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5357?

The complementary color is #57534F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5357 color

#4F5357 rgb(79, 83, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5357 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.5% green and 34.1% blue (79, 83, 87).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#4F5357 color codes

HEX	`#4F5357`
RGB	`rgb(79, 83, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 9%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 5%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.08, -0.69, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.08, 2.97, 256.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.038, 8.537, 10.239)`
Decimal	`5198679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5357, 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 #4F5357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #4F5357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5357; }
.text { color: #4f5357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 83 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5357, #4f4f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5357?: #4F5357 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5357?: The RGB value is 79, 83, 87: 79 red, 83 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5357?: The complementary color is #57534F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.