What color is #4F5A54?

#4F5A54 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5A54?

The RGB value is 79, 90, 84: 79 red, 90 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5A54?

The complementary color is #5A4F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5A54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5A54 color

#4F5A54 rgb(79, 90, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5A54 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 35.3% green and 32.9% blue (79, 90, 84).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#4F5A54 color codes

HEX	`#4F5A54`
RGB	`rgb(79, 90, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 35.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.14, -5.63, 2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.14, 5.98, 160.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.48, 9.615, 9.795)`
Decimal	`5200468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5A54, 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 #4F5A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #4F5A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5a54; }
.text { color: #4f5a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 90 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5a54, #4f5a5a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #4F5A54?: #4F5A54 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5A54?: The RGB value is 79, 90, 84: 79 red, 90 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5A54?: The complementary color is #5A4F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5A54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.