What color is #4F7180?

#4F7180 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F7180?

The RGB value is 79, 113, 128: 79 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F7180?

The complementary color is #805E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F7180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F7180 color

#4F7180 rgb(79, 113, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #4F7180 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 44.3% green and 50.2% blue (79, 113, 128).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#4F7180 color codes

HEX	`#4F7180`
RGB	`rgb(79, 113, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 44.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 12%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.68, -8.07, -12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.68, 14.57, 236.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.025, 15.03, 22.633)`
Decimal	`5206400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F7180, 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 #4F7180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F7180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #4F7180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f7180; }
.text { color: #4f7180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f7180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 113 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f7180, #4f5880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F7180?: #4F7180 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F7180?: The RGB value is 79, 113, 128: 79 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F7180?: The complementary color is #805E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F7180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.