Information about #4F4947 color

#4F4947 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4F4947 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(79, 73, 71) — 31% red, 28.6% green, 27.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 3 / 69. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #4F4947 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dull Blue (#4F4944). Slightly further away sit Emperor (#50494A) and Deep Space (#4C4945).

The recipe behind #4F4947 is rgb(79, 73, 71), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4F4947: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:69), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#4F4947 color variations

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#4F4947 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #4F4947

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Deep Space color link
Deep Space

#4C4945

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Black Cow color link
Black Cow

#4C4646

Merlin color link
Merlin

#4F4E48

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Gravel color link
Gravel

#4A4B46

Rampart color link
Rampart

#4F4E4A

Thunder color link
Thunder

#4D4D4B

Winchester color link
Winchester

#514E4A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4F4947
  • RGB79, 73, 71
  • CMYK0, 2, 3, 69
  • CSSrgb(79, 73, 71)
  • HSL15°, 5%, 29%
  • HSL Precise15°, 5.333%, 29.412%
  • HSV15°, 10%, 31%
  • HSB15°, 10%, 31%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.286, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.286, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.286, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4F4947
  • DECIMAL ID5196103
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01