What color is #4F554E?

#4F554E is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F554E?

The RGB value is 79, 85, 78: 79 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F554E?

The complementary color is #544E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F554E?

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.

#4F554E color

#4F554E rgb(79, 85, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F554E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 33.3% green and 30.6% blue (79, 85, 78).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Pine (#444B43), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#4F554E color codes

HEX	`#4F554E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 85, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 33.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 8%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.42, -3.91, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.42, 5.09, 140.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.848, 8.709, 8.474)`
Decimal	`5199182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F554E, 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 #4F554E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F554E 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 #4F554E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f554e; }
.text { color: #4f554e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f554e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 85 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f554e, #4e5551); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F554E?: #4F554E is a gray, closest to the named color Ancient Pine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F554E?: The RGB value is 79, 85, 78: 79 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F554E?: The complementary color is #544E55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F554E?: 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.