What color is #4F616A?

#4F616A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F616A?

The RGB value is 79, 97, 106: 79 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F616A?

The complementary color is #6A584F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F616A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F616A color

#4F616A rgb(79, 97, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F616A is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38% green and 41.6% blue (79, 97, 106).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#4F616A color codes

HEX	`#4F616A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 97, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, -4.56, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 8.66, 238.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.1, 11.252, 15.273)`
Decimal	`5202282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F616A, 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 #4F616A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F616A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #4F616A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f616a; }
.text { color: #4f616a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f616a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 97 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f616a, #4f546a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F616A?: #4F616A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F616A?: The RGB value is 79, 97, 106: 79 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F616A?: The complementary color is #6A584F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F616A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.