What color is #4F1A18?

#4F1A18 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #4F1A18?

The RGB value is 79, 26, 24: 79 red, 26 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #4F1A18?

The complementary color is #184D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #4F1A18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#4F1A18 color

#4F1A18 rgb(79, 26, 24)

Shades of red

The hex color #4F1A18 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31% red, 10.2% green and 9.4% blue (79, 26, 24).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 53% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 70% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Minotaur Hide (#4A120D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#4F1A18 color codes

HEX	`#4F1A18`
RGB	`rgb(79, 26, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31%, 10.2%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 53%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 70%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 70%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.77, 24.79, 14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.77, 28.69, 30.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.759, 2.467, 1.142)`
Decimal	`5184024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #4F1A18, 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 #4F1A18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#4F1A18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #4F1A18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #4f1a18; }
.text { color: #4f1a18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4f1a18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(79 26 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #4f1a18, #4f3618); }

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Questions

What color is #4F1A18?: #4F1A18 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaur Hide. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #4F1A18?: The RGB value is 79, 26, 24: 79 red, 26 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #4F1A18?: The complementary color is #184D4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #4F1A18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.