What color is #4F5A69?

#4F5A69 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 #4F5A69?

The RGB value is 79, 90, 105: 79 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F5A69?

The complementary color is #695E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F5A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F5A69 color

#4F5A69 rgb(79, 90, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F5A69 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 35.3% green and 41.2% blue (79, 90, 105).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#4F5A69 color codes

HEX	`#4F5A69`
RGB	`rgb(79, 90, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 35.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 25%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.83, -0.57, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.83, 10.02, 266.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.43, 9.994, 14.794)`
Decimal	`5200489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F5A69, 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 #4F5A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F5A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #4F5A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f5a69; }
.text { color: #4f5a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f5a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 90 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f5a69, #514f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F5A69?: #4F5A69 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 #4F5A69?: The RGB value is 79, 90, 105: 79 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F5A69?: The complementary color is #695E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F5A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.