What color is #4F5468?

#4F5468 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5468?

The RGB value is 79, 84, 104: 79 red, 84 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5468?

The complementary color is #68634F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5468 color

#4F5468 rgb(79, 84, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5468 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 32.9% green and 40.8% blue (79, 84, 104).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#4F5468 color codes

HEX	`#4F5468`
RGB	`rgb(79, 84, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 32.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 19%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.99, 2.9, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.99, 12.52, 283.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.893, 9.002, 14.363)`
Decimal	`5198952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5468, 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 #4F5468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #4F5468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5468; }
.text { color: #4f5468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 84 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5468, #574f68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5468?: #4F5468 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5468?: The RGB value is 79, 84, 104: 79 red, 84 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5468?: The complementary color is #68634F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.