What color is #4F544F?

#4F544F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F544F?

The RGB value is 79, 84, 79: 79 red, 84 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F544F?

The complementary color is #544F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F544F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F544F color

#4F544F rgb(79, 84, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F544F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.9% green and 31% blue (79, 84, 79).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 3% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#4F544F color codes

HEX	`#4F544F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 84, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 3%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.14, -3.09, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.14, 3.81, 144.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.806, 8.567, 8.638)`
Decimal	`5198927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F544F, 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 #4F544F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F544F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #4F544F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f544f; }
.text { color: #4f544f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f544f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 84 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f544f, #4f5452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F544F?: #4F544F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F544F?: The RGB value is 79, 84, 79: 79 red, 84 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F544F?: The complementary color is #544F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F544F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.