What color is #4F5755?

#4F5755 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5755?

The RGB value is 79, 87, 85: 79 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5755?

The complementary color is #574F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5755 color

#4F5755 rgb(79, 87, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5755 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.1% green and 33.3% blue (79, 87, 85).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#4F5755 color codes

HEX	`#4F5755`
RGB	`rgb(79, 87, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 9%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.24, -3.6, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.24, 3.6, 178.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.272, 9.134, 9.92)`
Decimal	`5199701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5755, 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 #4F5755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #4F5755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5755; }
.text { color: #4f5755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 87 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5755, #4f5557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F5755?: #4F5755 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5755?: The RGB value is 79, 87, 85: 79 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5755?: The complementary color is #574F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.