Palettes / Colors / #4F4E45

#4F4E45 — Stone Grey

#4F4E45 is a gray color we call Stone Grey, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the gray family.

#4F4E45 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #45464F; it also sits naturally between #4F4945 and #4B4F45. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 31% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 13% · Key 69%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #4F4E45

.text { color: #4F4E45; }
.background { background-color: #4F4E45; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4F4E45; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(79, 78, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 7%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4F4E45; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(79, 78, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4F4E45; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(79, 78, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4F4E45">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4F4E45">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #45464F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4F4E45: #FFFFFF.

How #4F4E45 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4F4E45 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #4F4E45?

#4F4E45 is Stone Grey, a gray color (RGB 79, 78, 69). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4F4E45?

#4F4E45 is RGB 79, 78, 69 — HSL 54°, 7%, 29% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 13%, 69%.

What colors go with #4F4E45?

Its complement is #45464F; analogous partners are #4F4945 and #4B4F45. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4F4E45 for text?

White text on #4F4E45 has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.51:1.