What color is #4F696C?

#4F696C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F696C?

The RGB value is 79, 105, 108: 79 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F696C?

The complementary color is #6C524F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F696C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F696C color

#4F696C rgb(79, 105, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F696C is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 41.2% green and 42.4% blue (79, 105, 108).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#4F696C color codes

HEX	`#4F696C`
RGB	`rgb(79, 105, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 41.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 27%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.53, -8.77, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.53, 10, 208.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.982, 12.848, 16.086)`
Decimal	`5204332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F696C, 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 #4F696C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F696C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #4F696C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f696c; }
.text { color: #4f696c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f696c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 105 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f696c, #4f5a6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F696C?: #4F696C is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F696C?: The RGB value is 79, 105, 108: 79 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F696C?: The complementary color is #6C524F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F696C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.