What color is #4F696A?

#4F696A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F696A?

The RGB value is 79, 105, 106: 79 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F696A?

The complementary color is #6A504F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F696A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F696A color

#4F696A rgb(79, 105, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F696A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 41.2% green and 41.6% blue (79, 105, 106).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#4F696A color codes

HEX	`#4F696A`
RGB	`rgb(79, 105, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 41.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 1%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.47, -9.27, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.47, 9.98, 201.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.877, 12.806, 15.531)`
Decimal	`5204330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F696A, 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 #4F696A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F696A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #4F696A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f696a; }
.text { color: #4f696a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f696a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 105 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f696a, #4f5c6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F696A?: #4F696A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F696A?: The RGB value is 79, 105, 106: 79 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F696A?: The complementary color is #6A504F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F696A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.