What color is #4F747E?

#4F747E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F747E?

The RGB value is 79, 116, 126: 79 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F747E?

The complementary color is #7E594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F747E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F747E color

#4F747E rgb(79, 116, 126)

Shades of teal

The hex color #4F747E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 45.5% green and 49.4% blue (79, 116, 126).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 23% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Hydro (#49747F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#4F747E color codes

HEX	`#4F747E`
RGB	`rgb(79, 116, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 45.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 23%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 8%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, -10.34, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 14.16, 223.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.234, 15.659, 22.06)`
Decimal	`5207166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F747E, 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 #4F747E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#4F747E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #4F747E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f747e; }
.text { color: #4f747e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f747e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 116 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f747e, #4f5c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #4F747E?: #4F747E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F747E?: The RGB value is 79, 116, 126: 79 red, 116 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F747E?: The complementary color is #7E594F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F747E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.