What color is #4F5549?

#4F5549 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5549?

The RGB value is 79, 85, 73: 79 red, 85 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5549?

The complementary color is #4F4955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5549 color

#4F5549 rgb(79, 85, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5549 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 33.3% green and 28.6% blue (79, 85, 73).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 8% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#4F5549 color codes

HEX	`#4F5549`
RGB	`rgb(79, 85, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 33.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 8%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.28, -4.93, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.28, 7.92, 128.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.675, 8.64, 7.565)`
Decimal	`5199177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5549, 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 #4F5549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #4F5549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5549; }
.text { color: #4f5549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 85 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5549, #495549); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F5549?: #4F5549 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5549?: The RGB value is 79, 85, 73: 79 red, 85 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5549?: The complementary color is #4F4955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.