What color is #4F574C?

#4F574C is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F574C?

The RGB value is 79, 87, 76: 79 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F574C?

The complementary color is #544C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F574C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F574C color

#4F574C rgb(79, 87, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F574C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.1% green and 29.8% blue (79, 87, 76).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#4F574C color codes

HEX	`#4F574C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 87, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 13%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.99, -5.53, 5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.99, 7.68, 136.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.937, 9, 8.155)`
Decimal	`5199692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F574C, 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 #4F574C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F574C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #4F574C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f574c; }
.text { color: #4f574c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f574c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 87 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f574c, #4c574e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #4F574C?: #4F574C is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F574C?: The RGB value is 79, 87, 76: 79 red, 87 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F574C?: The complementary color is #544C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F574C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.