Information about Half Grey Friars color
Basic facts about this digital color
#4F5255 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral grey — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Trout (#4C5356). Nearby in the Register you will also find Abbey (#4C4F56) and Cape Cod (#4E5552).
In RGB terms — rgb(79, 82, 85) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #4F5255 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. The name "Half Grey Friars" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Half Grey Friars color variations
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Half Grey Friars color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Half Grey Friars color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Half Grey Friars color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Half Grey Friars color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Half Grey Friars 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Half Grey Friars color
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Nearest named colors to Half Grey Friars
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#4C5356
#4C4F56
#4E5552
#525557
#545454
#535359
#524E50
#4E4E4F
#555350
#51574F
#51535D
#535953
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#4F5255
- RGB79, 82, 85
- CMYK2, 1, 0, 67
- CSSrgb(79, 82, 85)
- HSL210°, 4%, 32%
- HSL Precise210°, 3.659%, 32.157%
- HSV210°, 7%, 33%
- HSB210°, 7%, 33%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.310
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
- GLSLvec3(0.310, 0.322, 0.333)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.310, 0.322, 0.333, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.310, 0.322, 0.333)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31%
- Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID4F5255
- DECIMAL ID5198421
- Name Length16
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- Counting from2025-01-01
