What color is #4F556B?

#4F556B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F556B?

The RGB value is 79, 85, 107: 79 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F556B?

The complementary color is #6B654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F556B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F556B color

#4F556B rgb(79, 85, 107)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F556B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 33.3% green and 42% blue (79, 85, 107).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#4F556B color codes

HEX	`#4F556B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 85, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 33.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 26%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.41, 3.07, -13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.41, 13.76, 282.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.126, 9.221, 15.206)`
Decimal	`5199211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F556B, 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 #4F556B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F556B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #4F556B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f556b; }
.text { color: #4f556b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f556b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 85 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f556b, #574f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F556B?: #4F556B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F556B?: The RGB value is 79, 85, 107: 79 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F556B?: The complementary color is #6B654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F556B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.