Stormcloud (#4F666A)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.10:1 — vs black: 3.44:1

Color values

  • HEX #4F666A
  • RGB rgb(79, 102, 106)
  • HSL hsl(188, 25%, 41%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 25.47, 3.77, 0, 58.43 )
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Tags

Mood

Calm (200)

Style

Muted (190) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Border (170) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4F666A based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Stormcloud
#4F666A Base
#6A534F
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Stormcloud
#4F666A Base
#4F6A60
#4F586A
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Stormcloud
#4F666A Base
#6A4F66
#666A4F
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Stormcloud
#4F666A Base
#6A4F58
#6A604F
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Stormcloud
#4F666A Base
#604F6A
#6A534F
#586A4F
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Stormcloud
#4F666A Base
#0E1212
#2E3C3E
#3E5053
#607C81
#719095
#9CB2B6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Stormcloud, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0B0E0F
— #192021
— #263133
— #344345
— #415458
Stormcloud #4F666A Base
— #69878C
— #89A3A7
— #ACBEC1
— #CED9DB
— #F0F4F4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4F666A. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4F666A;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4F666A;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4F666A;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4F666A,
        #85574F
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4F666A,
        #85574F
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$stormcloud: #4F666A;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$stormcloud-r: 79;
$stormcloud-g: 102;
$stormcloud-b: 106;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $stormcloud;
    color: rgba($stormcloud-r, $stormcloud-g, $stormcloud-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Stormcloud appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4F666A How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #60606A Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #64646A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #4E6767 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #626262 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Stormcloud ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Stormcloud #4F666A Base
Deep Space Sparkle #4A646C ΔE 2.14
Cadet #536872 ΔE 3.79
Dark Electric Blue #536878 ΔE 6.77
Feldgrau #4D5D53 ΔE 8.15

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.