What color is #4F5763?

#4F5763 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5763?

The RGB value is 79, 87, 99: 79 red, 87 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5763?

The complementary color is #635B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5763?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5763 color

#4F5763 rgb(79, 87, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5763 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.1% green and 38.8% blue (79, 87, 99).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#4F5763 color codes

HEX	`#4F5763`
RGB	`rgb(79, 87, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 20%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 12%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.7, -0.26, -7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.7, 7.98, 268.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.884, 9.379, 13.144)`
Decimal	`5199715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5763, 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 #4F5763	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5763 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #4F5763 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5763; }
.text { color: #4f5763; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5763; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 87 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5763, #514f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5763?: #4F5763 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5763?: The RGB value is 79, 87, 99: 79 red, 87 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5763?: The complementary color is #635B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5763?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.