What color is #4F5972?

#4F5972 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5972?

The RGB value is 79, 89, 114: 79 red, 89 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5972?

The complementary color is #72684F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5972?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5972 color

#4F5972 rgb(79, 89, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F5972 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 34.9% green and 44.7% blue (79, 89, 114).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#4F5972 color codes

HEX	`#4F5972`
RGB	`rgb(79, 89, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 34.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 31%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.88, 2.48, -15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.88, 15.69, 279.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.833, 10.022, 17.333)`
Decimal	`5200242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5972, 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 #4F5972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F5972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #4F5972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5972; }
.text { color: #4f5972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 89 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5972, #574f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5972?: #4F5972 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5972?: The RGB value is 79, 89, 114: 79 red, 89 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5972?: The complementary color is #72684F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5972?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.