What color is #4F6E78?

#4F6E78 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F6E78?

The RGB value is 79, 110, 120: 79 red, 110 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6E78?

The complementary color is #78594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6E78 color

#4F6E78 rgb(79, 110, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6E78 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 43.1% green and 47.1% blue (79, 110, 120).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#4F6E78 color codes

HEX	`#4F6E78`
RGB	`rgb(79, 110, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 43.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 8%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.48, -8.52, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.48, 12.51, 227.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.189, 14.17, 19.858)`
Decimal	`5205624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6E78, 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 #4F6E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #4F6E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6e78; }
.text { color: #4f6e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 110 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6e78, #4f5a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F6E78?: #4F6E78 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F6E78?: The RGB value is 79, 110, 120: 79 red, 110 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6E78?: The complementary color is #78594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.