What color is #4B393F?

#4B393F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4B393F?

The RGB value is 75, 57, 63: 75 red, 57 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4B393F?

The complementary color is #394B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4B393F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4B393F color

#4B393F rgb(75, 57, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #4B393F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 29.4% red, 22.4% green and 24.7% blue (75, 57, 63).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 16% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#4B393F color codes

HEX	`#4B393F`
RGB	`rgb(75, 57, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(29.4%, 22.4%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 16%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.1, 9.09, -0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.1, 9.11, 355.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.262, 4.781, 5.347)`
Decimal	`4929855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4B393F, 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 #4B393F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4B393F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #4B393F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4b393f; }
.text { color: #4b393f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4b393f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(75 57 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4b393f, #4b3c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #4B393F?: #4B393F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4B393F?: The RGB value is 75, 57, 63: 75 red, 57 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4B393F?: The complementary color is #394B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4B393F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.