What color is #4F6F78?

#4F6F78 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 #4F6F78?

The RGB value is 79, 111, 120: 79 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F6F78?

The complementary color is #78584F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F6F78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F6F78 color

#4F6F78 rgb(79, 111, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4F6F78 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 43.5% green and 47.1% blue (79, 111, 120).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#4F6F78 color codes

HEX	`#4F6F78`
RGB	`rgb(79, 111, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 43.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.78, -9.1, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.78, 12.58, 223.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.298, 14.387, 19.895)`
Decimal	`5205880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F6F78, 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 #4F6F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F6F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #4F6F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f6f78; }
.text { color: #4f6f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f6f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 111 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f6f78, #4f5a78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F6F78?: #4F6F78 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 #4F6F78?: The RGB value is 79, 111, 120: 79 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F6F78?: The complementary color is #78584F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F6F78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.