What color is #4F5462?

#4F5462 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 #4F5462?

The RGB value is 79, 84, 98: 79 red, 84 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5462?

The complementary color is #625D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5462 color

#4F5462 rgb(79, 84, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5462 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.9% green and 38.4% blue (79, 84, 98).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#4F5462 color codes

HEX	`#4F5462`
RGB	`rgb(79, 84, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.9%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 14%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, 1.35, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 8.87, 278.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.599, 8.885, 12.815)`
Decimal	`5198946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5462, 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 #4F5462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #4F5462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5462; }
.text { color: #4f5462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 84 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5462, #544f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5462?: #4F5462 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 #4F5462?: The RGB value is 79, 84, 98: 79 red, 84 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5462?: The complementary color is #625D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.