What color is #4F6564?

#4F6564 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6564?

The RGB value is 79, 101, 100: 79 red, 101 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6564?

The complementary color is #654F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6564 color

#4F6564 rgb(79, 101, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6564 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 39.6% green and 39.2% blue (79, 101, 100).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Woodland Night (#475C5D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#4F6564 color codes

HEX	`#4F6564`
RGB	`rgb(79, 101, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 39.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.04, -8.43, -2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.04, 8.7, 194.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.178, 11.889, 13.813)`
Decimal	`5203300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6564, 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 #4F6564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #4F6564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6564; }
.text { color: #4f6564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 101 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6564, #4f5b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #4F6564?: #4F6564 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Woodland Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6564?: The RGB value is 79, 101, 100: 79 red, 101 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6564?: The complementary color is #654F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.