Information about #4F5151 color

#4F5151 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#4F5151 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(79, 81, 81) — 31% red, 31.8% green, 31.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 0 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #4F5151 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to be Supernormal. Charcoal (#4E4E4F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Half Grey Friars (#4F5255) and Cape Cod (#4E5552).

The recipe behind #4F5151 is rgb(79, 81, 81), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4F5151: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #4F5151 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#4F5151 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4F5151 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#4F5151

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#717373

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#949696

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#B7B9B9

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#DBDCDC

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White

#FFFFFF

#4F5151 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#4F5151

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#3E3F3F

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#2E2F2F

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#1F1F1F

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#0F0F0F

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Black

#000000

#4F5151 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#585959

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#616363

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#6B6C6C

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#757676

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Grey

#808080

#4F5151 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
be Supernormal. Charcoal

#4E4E4F
be Supernormal. Charcoal

#4E4E4F
#4E4F4F

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#4F5151

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#4E4F4F

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#4E4F4E

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#4E4F4E

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#4F5151 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
#4F5151
#4F5151

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#504E4E
#504E4E

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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
#4F5151
#4F5151

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#504F4E
#504F4E

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#504E4F
#504E4F

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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
#4E4F50
#4E4F50

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#4F5151
#4F5151

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#4E504F
#4E504F

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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
#4F5151
#4F5151

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#504E50
#504E50

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#50504E
#50504E

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#4F5151
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#4E4E50
#4E4E50

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#504E4E
#504E4E

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#50504E
#50504E

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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#4F4E50
#4F4E50

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#504E4E
#504E4E

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#4F504E
#4F504E

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Nearest named colors to #4F5151

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

be Supernormal. Charcoal color link
be Supernormal. Charcoal

#4E4E4F

Half Grey Friars color link
Half Grey Friars

#4F5255

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Silver Streak color link
Silver Streak

#504E4B

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4F5151
  • RGB79, 81, 81
  • CMYK1, 0, 0, 68
  • CSSrgb(79, 81, 81)
  • HSL180°, 1%, 31%
  • HSL Precise180°, 1.25%, 31.373%
  • HSV180°, 2%, 32%
  • HSB180°, 2%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.318, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.318, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.318, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4F5151
  • DECIMAL ID5198161
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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