What color is #4F5A60?

#4F5A60 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F5A60?

The RGB value is 79, 90, 96: 79 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5A60?

The complementary color is #60554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5A60 color

#4F5A60 rgb(79, 90, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5A60 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 35.3% green and 37.6% blue (79, 90, 96).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 10% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#4F5A60 color codes

HEX	`#4F5A60`
RGB	`rgb(79, 90, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 35.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 10%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 18%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.52, -2.85, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.52, 5.66, 239.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.991, 9.819, 12.486)`
Decimal	`5200480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5A60, 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 #4F5A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #4F5A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5a60; }
.text { color: #4f5a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 90 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5a60, #4f5260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5A60?: #4F5A60 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F5A60?: The RGB value is 79, 90, 96: 79 red, 90 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5A60?: The complementary color is #60554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.