What color is #4F2923?

#4F2923 is a dark, desaturated red known as Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bitter Chocolate?

The RGB value is 79, 41, 35: 79 red, 41 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bitter Chocolate?

The complementary color is #23494F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F2923?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bitter Chocolate color: hex code #4F2923

#4F2923 rgb(79, 41, 35)

Shades of brown

Bitter Chocolate has the hex code #4F2923. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 16.1% green and 13.7% blue (79, 41, 35).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 39% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 56% yellow and 69% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

Bitter Chocolate (#4F2923) color codes

HEX	`#4F2923`
RGB	`rgb(79, 41, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 16.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 39%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 56%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 56%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.47, 16.95, 11.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.47, 20.61, 34.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.321, 3.37, 2.013)`
Decimal	`5187875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bitter Chocolate, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #4F2923	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F2923 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #4F2923 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f2923; }
.text { color: #4f2923; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f2923; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 41 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f2923, #4f3f23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #4F2923 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #4F2923?: #4F2923 is a dark, desaturated red known as Bitter Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bitter Chocolate?: The RGB value is 79, 41, 35: 79 red, 41 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bitter Chocolate?: The complementary color is #23494F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F2923?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.