#4F4F4F Color

#4F4F4F is rgb(79, 79, 79) in RGB, hsl(0, 0%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Davy's Gray (#555555), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4F4F4F

HEX#4F4F4F

RGBrgb(79, 79, 79)

HSLhsl(0, 0%, 31%)

HSVhsv(0, 0%, 31%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(42.8% 0 0)

LABlab(33.60% -0.00 0.00)

LCHlch(33.60% 0.00 0.00)

What #4F4F4F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4F4F4F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Davy's Gray#555555ΔE 2.54 Traffic Gray B#4E5451ΔE 3.45 Dark Liver#534B4FΔE 4.29 Outer Space#414A4CΔE 5.13 Quartz#51484FΔE 6.01 Iron Gray#555D61ΔE 6.8

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#4F4F4F Channel Values

How #4F4F4F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 79 · G 79 · B 79	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 0° · S 0% · L 31%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 0° · S 0% · V 31%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 69%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.19:1 vs white · 2.56:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4F4F4F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4F4F4F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4F4F4F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4F4F4F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #4F4F4F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Using #4F4F4F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4f4f4f: #4F4F4F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4F4F4F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4f4f4f': '#4F4F4F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.310, green: 0.310, blue: 0.310)

Android XML<color name="color_4f4f4f">#4F4F4F</color>

SVG fillfill="#4F4F4F"

More Gray Colors

#4F4F4F sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

51484f 4e5451 525252 4d5d53 52525c 4d4d4d 534b4f 4a4a4a 555555 474747 555d50 454545 575757 6b6b6b 757575 828e84 8c8c8c 9f9fa9 aaa9ad bdbdbd cccccc d9d9d9 343434 414a4c

#4F4F4F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4F4F4F?

#4F4F4F is a dark gray — rgb(79, 79, 79) in RGB and hsl(0, 0%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.54.

What is the RGB value of #4F4F4F?

#4F4F4F is rgb(79, 79, 79) — red 79, green 79, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4F4F4F?

#4F4F4F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4F4F4F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4F4F4F scores 8.19:1 against white and 2.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4F4F4F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4F4F4F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 10.81, which is visibly different.

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