What color is #4F5559?

#4F5559 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5559?

The RGB value is 79, 85, 89: 79 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5559?

The complementary color is #59534F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5559?

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.

#4F5559 color

#4F5559 rgb(79, 85, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5559 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 33.3% green and 34.9% blue (79, 85, 89).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#4F5559 color codes

HEX	`#4F5559`
RGB	`rgb(79, 85, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 33.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.75, -1.46, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.75, 3.47, 245.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.276, 8.88, 10.727)`
Decimal	`5199193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5559, 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 #4F5559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5559 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 #4F5559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5559; }
.text { color: #4f5559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 85 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5559, #4f5059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5559?: #4F5559 is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5559?: The RGB value is 79, 85, 89: 79 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5559?: The complementary color is #59534F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5559?: 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.