#4F5052 · near Graphite

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#4F5052 (RGB 79, 80, 82) is a medium, nearly neutral gray, closest to Graphite and near Umber and Eggplant. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #4F5052 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 43% lightness and 0.00 chroma at hue 265°.

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HEX#4F5052
RGBrgb(79, 80, 82)
HSLhsl(220, 2%, 32%)
CMYK4, 2, 0, 68
CSS var--graphite
Contrast8.07:1 white · 2.6:1 black

Similar named colors

Graphite #4B4B4BUmber #635147Eggplant #614051Charcoal #36454FWalnut #5C4033

How to use #4F5052

White text passes WCAG AA on #4F5052 (8.07:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #4F5052 with its analogous neighbors #505353 and #515053; for contrast use its complement #535250 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--graphite: #4F5052;

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#4F5052 hex color card: near Graphite, RGB 79, 80, 82
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Shades & tints

#101010#202021#2F3031#3F4042#4F5052#727375#959697#B9B9BA#DCDCDC

Color harmonies for #4F5052

Complementary

#4F5052#535250

Analogous

#4F5052#505353#515053

Triadic

#4F5052#535051#515350

Split complementary

#4F5052#535150#535350

Tetradic

#4F5052#535053#535250#505351

Palettes with #4F5052