What color is #4F574A?

#4F574A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F574A?

The RGB value is 79, 87, 74: 79 red, 87 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F574A?

The complementary color is #524A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F574A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F574A color

#4F574A rgb(79, 87, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F574A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.1% green and 29% blue (79, 87, 74).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#4F574A color codes

HEX	`#4F574A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 87, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 15%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.93, -5.93, 6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.93, 8.8, 132.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.868, 8.973, 7.795)`
Decimal	`5199690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F574A, 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 #4F574A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F574A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #4F574A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f574a; }
.text { color: #4f574a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f574a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 87 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f574a, #4a574b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F574A?: #4F574A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F574A?: The RGB value is 79, 87, 74: 79 red, 87 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F574A?: The complementary color is #524A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F574A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.