What color is #4F595C?

#4F595C is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F595C?

The RGB value is 79, 89, 92: 79 red, 89 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F595C?

The complementary color is #5C524F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F595C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F595C color

#4F595C rgb(79, 89, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F595C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.9% green and 36.1% blue (79, 89, 92).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 8% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Trout (#4C5356), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#4F595C color codes

HEX	`#4F595C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 89, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 8%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 14%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.08, -3.2, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.08, 4.43, 223.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.728, 9.58, 11.512)`
Decimal	`5200220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F595C, 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 #4F595C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F595C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #4F595C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f595c; }
.text { color: #4f595c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f595c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 89 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f595c, #4f535c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F595C?: #4F595C is a gray, closest to the named color Trout. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F595C?: The RGB value is 79, 89, 92: 79 red, 89 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F595C?: The complementary color is #5C524F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F595C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.