What color is #4F5458?

#4F5458 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5458?

The RGB value is 79, 84, 88: 79 red, 84 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5458?

The complementary color is #58534F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5458 color

#4F5458 rgb(79, 84, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5458 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.9% green and 34.5% blue (79, 84, 88).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#4F5458 color codes

HEX	`#4F5458`
RGB	`rgb(79, 84, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 10%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.41, -1.08, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.41, 3.2, 250.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.156, 8.707, 10.482)`
Decimal	`5198936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5458, 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 #4F5458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #4F5458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5458; }
.text { color: #4f5458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 84 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5458, #4f4f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5458?: #4F5458 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5458?: The RGB value is 79, 84, 88: 79 red, 84 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5458?: The complementary color is #58534F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.