What color is #4F535E?

#4F535E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F535E?

The RGB value is 79, 83, 94: 79 red, 83 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F535E?

The complementary color is #5E5A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F535E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F535E color

#4F535E rgb(79, 83, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F535E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.5% green and 36.9% blue (79, 83, 94).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#4F535E color codes

HEX	`#4F535E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 83, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 16%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 12%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.31, 0.98, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.31, 7, 278.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.338, 8.657, 11.819)`
Decimal	`5198686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F535E, 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 #4F535E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F535E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #4F535E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f535e; }
.text { color: #4f535e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f535e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 83 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f535e, #534f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F535E?: #4F535E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F535E?: The RGB value is 79, 83, 94: 79 red, 83 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F535E?: The complementary color is #5E5A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F535E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.