What color is #4F6071?

#4F6071 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6071?

The RGB value is 79, 96, 113: 79 red, 96 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6071?

The complementary color is #71604F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6071?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6071 color

#4F6071 rgb(79, 96, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6071 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 37.6% green and 44.3% blue (79, 96, 113).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#4F6071 color codes

HEX	`#4F6071`
RGB	`rgb(79, 96, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 37.6%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 15%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.95, -2.11, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.95, 11.92, 259.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.387, 11.22, 17.238)`
Decimal	`5202033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6071, 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 #4F6071	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6071 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #4F6071 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6071; }
.text { color: #4f6071; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6071; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 96 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6071, #4f4f71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #4F6071?: #4F6071 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6071?: The RGB value is 79, 96, 113: 79 red, 96 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6071?: The complementary color is #71604F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6071?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.