What color is #4F626A?

#4F626A 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 #4F626A?

The RGB value is 79, 98, 106: 79 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F626A?

The complementary color is #6A574F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F626A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F626A color

#4F626A rgb(79, 98, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F626A is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 38.4% green and 41.6% blue (79, 98, 106).

Its hue angle is 198°, 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 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#4F626A color codes

HEX	`#4F626A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 98, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 38.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.31, -5.16, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.31, 8.62, 233.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.193, 11.438, 15.304)`
Decimal	`5202538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F626A, 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 #4F626A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F626A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #4F626A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f626a; }
.text { color: #4f626a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f626a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 98 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f626a, #4f546a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F626A?: #4F626A 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 #4F626A?: The RGB value is 79, 98, 106: 79 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F626A?: The complementary color is #6A574F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F626A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.