What color is #4F001B?

#4F001B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F001B?

The RGB value is 79, 0, 27: 79 red, 0 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F001B?

The complementary color is #004F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F001B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F001B color

#4F001B rgb(79, 0, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #4F001B is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 0% green and 10.6% blue (79, 0, 27).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 66% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Merguez (#650021), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#4F001B color codes

HEX	`#4F001B`
RGB	`rgb(79, 0, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 0%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 100%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 66%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.07, 35.5, 7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.07, 36.27, 11.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.423, 1.742, 1.193)`
Decimal	`5177371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F001B, 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 #4F001B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F001B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #4F001B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f001b; }
.text { color: #4f001b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f001b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 0 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f001b, #4f0d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #4F001B?: #4F001B is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Merguez. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F001B?: The RGB value is 79, 0, 27: 79 red, 0 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F001B?: The complementary color is #004F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F001B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.