What color is #4F545A?

#4F545A is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F545A?

The RGB value is 79, 84, 90: 79 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F545A?

The complementary color is #5A554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F545A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F545A color

#4F545A rgb(79, 84, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F545A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.9% green and 35.3% blue (79, 84, 90).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#4F545A color codes

HEX	`#4F545A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 84, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.48, -0.61, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.48, 4.22, 261.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.24, 8.741, 10.924)`
Decimal	`5198938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F545A, 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 #4F545A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F545A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #4F545A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f545a; }
.text { color: #4f545a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f545a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 84 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f545a, #504f5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F545A?: #4F545A is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F545A?: The RGB value is 79, 84, 90: 79 red, 84 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F545A?: The complementary color is #5A554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F545A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.