What color is #4F5965?

#4F5965 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 #4F5965?

The RGB value is 79, 89, 101: 79 red, 89 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5965?

The complementary color is #655B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5965 color

#4F5965 rgb(79, 89, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5965 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.9% green and 39.6% blue (79, 89, 101).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#4F5965 color codes

HEX	`#4F5965`
RGB	`rgb(79, 89, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, -0.98, -8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 8.26, 263.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.145, 9.746, 13.709)`
Decimal	`5200229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5965, 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 #4F5965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #4F5965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5965; }
.text { color: #4f5965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 89 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5965, #504f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5965?: #4F5965 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 #4F5965?: The RGB value is 79, 89, 101: 79 red, 89 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5965?: The complementary color is #655B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.