What color is #4D2F3B?

#4D2F3B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4D2F3B?

The RGB value is 77, 47, 59: 77 red, 47 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4D2F3B?

The complementary color is #2F4D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4D2F3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4D2F3B color

#4D2F3B rgb(77, 47, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #4D2F3B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 30.2% red, 18.4% green and 23.1% blue (77, 47, 59).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 24% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 23% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#4D2F3B color codes

HEX	`#4D2F3B`
RGB	`rgb(77, 47, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(30.2%, 18.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 24%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 39%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 23%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.43, 15.72, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.43, 15.83, 353.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.867, 3.927, 4.638)`
Decimal	`5058363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4D2F3B, 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 #4D2F3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4D2F3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #4D2F3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4d2f3b; }
.text { color: #4d2f3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4d2f3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(77 47 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4d2f3b, #4d322f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #4D2F3B?: #4D2F3B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4D2F3B?: The RGB value is 77, 47, 59: 77 red, 47 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4D2F3B?: The complementary color is #2F4D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4D2F3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.