What color is #4F6770?

#4F6770 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 #4F6770?

The RGB value is 79, 103, 112: 79 red, 103 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6770?

The complementary color is #70584F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6770 color

#4F6770 rgb(79, 103, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6770 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 40.4% green and 43.9% blue (79, 103, 112).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#4F6770 color codes

HEX	`#4F6770`
RGB	`rgb(79, 103, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 40.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 8%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, -6.56, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 10.31, 230.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.998, 12.532, 17.166)`
Decimal	`5203824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6770, 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 #4F6770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #4F6770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6770; }
.text { color: #4f6770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 103 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6770, #4f5670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F6770?: #4F6770 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 #4F6770?: The RGB value is 79, 103, 112: 79 red, 103 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6770?: The complementary color is #70584F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.