What color is #4F617D?

#4F617D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F617D?

The RGB value is 79, 97, 125: 79 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F617D?

The complementary color is #7D6B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F617D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F617D color

#4F617D rgb(79, 97, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F617D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38% green and 49% blue (79, 97, 125).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#4F617D color codes

HEX	`#4F617D`
RGB	`rgb(79, 97, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.72, 0.64, -17.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.72, 17.89, 272.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.2, 11.692, 21.065)`
Decimal	`5202301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F617D, 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 #4F617D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F617D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #4F617D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f617d; }
.text { color: #4f617d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f617d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 97 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f617d, #544f7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F617D?: #4F617D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F617D?: The RGB value is 79, 97, 125: 79 red, 97 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F617D?: The complementary color is #7D6B4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F617D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.