What color is #4F697F?

#4F697F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stellar. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F697F?

The RGB value is 79, 105, 127: 79 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F697F?

The complementary color is #7F654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F697F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F697F color

#4F697F rgb(79, 105, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F697F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 41.2% green and 49.8% blue (79, 105, 127).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stellar (#46647E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#4F697F color codes

HEX	`#4F697F`
RGB	`rgb(79, 105, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 41.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 17%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, -3.64, -15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 15.71, 256.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.106, 13.297, 22.003)`
Decimal	`5204351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F697F, 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 #4F697F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F697F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #4F697F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f697f; }
.text { color: #4f697f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f697f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 105 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f697f, #4f517f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F697F?: #4F697F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stellar. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F697F?: The RGB value is 79, 105, 127: 79 red, 105 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F697F?: The complementary color is #7F654F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F697F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.